$167 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Marine and Coastal Habitat Restoration Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced today 50 habitat restoration projects that will restore damaged wetlands, shellfish beds, coral reefs and reopen fish passages that boost the health and resiliency of our nation’s coastal and Great Lakes communities.
New NOAA Satellite Reaches Orbit A new Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite was launched tonight and successfully reached orbit, joining three other GOES spacecraft that help NOAA forecasters track life-threatening weather and solar storms.