President Obama bypassed Congressional approval when, on July 19, 2010, he signed Executive Order 13547 – Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes .  On June 12, 2009 he established the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force and charged them with “developing recommendations to enhance our ability to maintain healthy, resilient, and sustainable […]

Back in October of 2011 I wrote about President Obama’s Executive Order 13547: Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts and the Great Lakes.  This EO seeks United States accession to the United Nations Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST).  For background information and related links, see the article here.  The National Committee on Resources has […]