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"SEA" the Photos & Share in the Joy of Our 40th Anniversary Celebration!
Waves of thanks to all who attended our 40th Anniversary Celebration at AP Rooftop in Asbury Park, NJ, on September 28th.
Click here for event photos by Tom Zapcic Photography
Click here for a 40-Year Timeline of COA's Campaigns, Actions, Events, Programs, and more!
Here’s to the next 40 years of making waves for a cleaner, healthier ocean!
IMPACTS OF SIX OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS
Federal Agency Announces Environmental Impact Statement
Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for six massive offshore wind (OSW) projects in the New York Bight: Bluepoint Wind, Attentive Energy, LLC, Community Offshore Wind, Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Bight, LLC, Leading Light Wind, Excelsior (Vineyard Wind Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind LLC).
The purpose of the PEIS is to analyze the potential biological, socioeconomic, physical, and cultural impacts that could result from construction, operations and maintenance, and decommissioning of up to 1,103 offshore wind turbines and 22 offshore substations across all six lease areas. In the PEIS, BOEM responds to the public’s comments on the Draft PEIS.
Clean Ocean Action submitted comments to BOEM on the Draft PEIS in March 2024. In our comments COA pointed out a lack of a pilot project study on OSW in the NY/NJ Bight, scientific uncertainties, the purpose and need of all six projects, the lack of a cost-benefit analysis, impacts from cooling systems, and critiques of mitigation measures. These concerns remain as plans to develop in these offshore wind areas quickly progress.
In the PEIS, BOEM indicates incorporating previously used measures aiming to avoid, minimize, and mitigate impacts at the programmatic stage. This means developers would be able to use and build off the PEIS’s analyzed impacts and avoidance/minimization/mitigation measures in the environmental review processes for the individual projects. BOEM will publish a Record of Decision announcing its final decision on the PEIS in 30 days.
Click this link for the Final PEIS
Click here for more information about offshore wind in the NY/NJ Bight
COA's Cindy Zipf Chosen Among USA TODAY's Women of the Year 2024
Cindy’s unwavering dedication to protecting the ocean and its thriving marine ecosystem has steered COA through four decades of success. The entire COA Crew, board and staff, are so proud and grateful for USA TODAY's decision as we kick off our 40th year with this remarkable news!
“This recognition is in honor of the amazing science, education, research, and advocacy work of the Clean Ocean Action Crew, the dedicated groups, businesses, elected officials, communities, and thousands of remarkable volunteers of all ages! Success is never achieved alone,” said Cindy.“This publication’s recognition of COA’s transformative efforts should serve as a call to action for everyone to step up to protect the imperiled ocean.”
Waves of thanks, USA TODAY Network for choosing and recognizing Cindy Zipf and COA for New Jersey, and congratulations to all the inspiring, resilient leaders announced Women of the Year!
Read more about Cindy's journey from studying marine biology to founding Clean Ocean Action here.
Clean Ocean Action’s virtual EcoGuide for students, teachers, and families is now live! Published in previous years to promote the eco-friendly enjoyment of the Jersey Shore, COA has now taken this mission virtual so that it can be accomplished on-the-go. This comprehensive tool serves as a fun database of the best ways to enjoy marine ecosystems while also protecting them. This includes eco-friendly activities for all ages, educational information on issues that COA addresses, and tips on the best places to appreciate nature in NJ.
The EcoGuide is made possible thanks to generous support from the Marta Heflin Foundation.
Find the EcoGuide linked below, ready for mobile or computer use. The EcoGuide functions on mobile devices most efficiently through the “Google Slides” app, but can also be opened on any internet browser.
For Best Use of the EcoGuide:
On mobile phone
- Download the “Google Slides” or the “Google Drive” app
- When you click the EcoGuide link, open it in one of those apps
- Turn your phone horizontally for easiest viewing
On desktop or laptop
- Once the link is opened, click “present” in the upper right-hand corner to view full screen and functionality
To use while offline
- Open the EcoGuide while online, then click “download” and download as a pdf to save for use while offline
