Support Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Coral
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Coral Reef Conservation Program and To Solicit Public Input
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Florida coral reefs, Hawaii coral reefsFederal Register 2026-09969 ↗
The groups on this fight
4 groups work Florida
By footprint, from the same match the STAND matchmaker runs; none is linked to this decision in our record yet. Give straight to them; nothing routes through us.
- Everglades Foundation
Works Florida: the science and restoration muscle behind Everglades protection.
- Florida Trail Association
Works Florida: they work only in Florida.
- Friends of the Everglades
Works Florida: founded by Marjory Stoneman Douglas to defend the River of Grass.
- National Parks Conservation Association
Works Florida: sued Interior and won the 2024 ruling ordering the Park Service to implement Biscayne's long-promised marine reserve zone.
Every group above is on STAND for Public Lands, with its court record, its filings and who backs it.
NOAA's announcing it'll prepare a supplemental Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) under NEPA for its Coral Reef Conservation Program, which funds monitoring, research, and restoration activities across U.S. coral reef regions. The supplemental review will assess environmental impacts from new and expanded coral reef conservation and restoration methods the program plans to conduct. This affects reef ecosystems and management stakeholders in Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and several international regions.
In the agency’s own words
NOAA announces its intent to prepare a supplemental Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for its Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP). The CRCP conducts and funds activities throughout parts of the United States, including Florida, Hawai'i, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. The CRCP funds monitoring activities and occasional research within the Gulf of America and the U.S. Pacific Remote Island Area, and provides technical support and capacity-building in…
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