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The Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Congressional Estuary Caucus, including U.S. Representatives Bill Posey (R-FL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brian Mast (R-FL) and Rick Larsen (D-WA), introduced their bipartisan resolution recognizing September 17th- September 24th, 2022, as National Estuaries Week.  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) established National… Read more »

The Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Congressional Estuary Caucus, including U.S. Representatives Bill Posey (R-FL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brian Mast (R-FL) and Rick Larsen (D-WA), introduced their bipartisan resolution recognizing September 18th- September 21st, 2021, as National Estuaries Week.  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) established National Estuaries… Read more »

Representative Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) reintroduced his bipartisan legislation—The National Estuaries and Acidification Research Act—aimed at fighting coastal acidification and helping estuaries like our Indian River Lagoon with fellow Congressional Estuary Caucus Co-Chairs, Rep Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Rep Brian Mast (R-FL).  The National Estuaries and Acidification Research… Read more »

Rep. Bill Posey’s (R-Rockledge) bipartisan legislation to fight coastal acidification and help estuaries like our Indian River Lagoon was approved by the Full House Science Committee this morning. Posey introduced the National Estuaries and Acidification Research Act (H.R. 988) with Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), both fellow co-chairs of the Congressional Estuary… Read more »

Rep. Bill Posey’s (R-Rockledge) bipartisan legislation to fight coastal acidification and help estuaries like our Indian River Lagoon was approved by the House Science Committee’s Subcommittee on Environment. Posey introduced the National Estuaries and Acidification Research Act (H.R. 988) with Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), both members of the Congressional… Read more »

Bipartisan legislation to fight harmful algal blooms was approved by both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate this week. Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) co-authored the legislation which reauthorizes important research programs and includes new tools to help communities prepare for future algal blooms and hypoxia events like the ones threatening the health of our Indian… Read more »

House Oceans Caucus Co-Chair Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Estuary Caucus Co-Chair Bill Posey (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan Coastal and Ocean Acidification Stressors and Threats (COAST) Research Act, H.R. 6267. This bill will strengthen the federal investment in research and monitoring of changing ocean conditions to help coastal communities better understand and cope… Read more »

Today the House of Representatives approved increased funding for local programs that benefit our nation’s estuaries, including the Indian River Lagoon. Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge), together with his Estuary Caucus colleagues, worked to boost resources used by local estuary programs in the Interior and Environment Appropriations bill. “This is an important step in making… Read more »

On April 12th the Congressional Estuary Caucus held a briefing for congressional staff to discuss the harmful effects of algal blooms in our nation's estuaries. The caucus, which was co-founded by U.S. Reps. Bill Posey, Suzanne Bonamici, Frank LoBiondo and Rick Larsen, brought in a panel of experts to discuss their efforts to understand the causes of harmful algal blooms and share… Read more »

This week Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) offered testimony before the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on the Interior and Environment in support of the National Estuary Program. His testimony emphasized the ongoing success of the National Estuary Program and highlighted important improvements made by last year’s reauthorization. “The National Estuary Program… Read more »