ST Looks Back
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December 2010 Issue
25 Years Ago
1985.The U.S. Geological Survey began mapping the seafloor off Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to assess resources in the exclusive economic zone. ... Rep. Walter B. Jones (D-N.C.), chairman of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, introduced the Equitable Automobile Transportation Act, requiring that an equal number of U.S. and Japanese ships import Japanese cars to America. ... NOAA administrator Anthony J. Calio stated his support for the proposed Ocean Color Imager and suggested it could be added to the agency's Landsat satellite.
15 Years Ago
1995. President Bill Clinton signed a bill that included relief from royalty payments for new deepwater production in the Gulf of Mexico and a repeal of a ban on international exports of oil from Alaska's North Slope. Proponents of a third measure, which would open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil exploration, however, feared the motion was losing ground. ... The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas established long-term allocation shares for swordfish and adopted a provision allowing trade sanctions against nonmembers who refused to cooperate with the conservation program for the fish. ... NOAA deputy administrator Douglas K. Hall condemned The Reform of Superfund Act, then in House committee, saying that it "ties our hands while releasing polluters from responsibility."
10 Years Ago
2000. The Russian Federation started a foundation to neutralize potential environmental dangers from the Kursk submarine, which sank after a series of explosions. ... The U.S. Senate passed several marine amendments, including the Coral Reef Conservation Act and the Coastal Zone Management Act. ... President Bill Clinton's administration announced measures against Japan after the nation embarked on a whale hunt in the North Pacific.
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