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Public Comment Closing On Federal Plans for Space Launch, Recovery Along the Outer Continental Shelf
BOEM says offshore launch sites could expand capacity as tribal advocates warn weaker survey rules could leave underwater cultural resources unprotected.
- Since March 2025, some Native cultural artifacts and sacred sites on the Outer Continental Shelf have become vulnerable after Congress removed reporting requirements for development proposals.
- Katrina Thompson-Upton of the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation described the situation as feeling "very sad and violating".
- Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act requires federal agencies to consider impacts on underwater cultural artifacts from funded or permitted projects, with proposed major revisions possibly lessening Tribal Nations' involvement.
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Public Comment Closing On Federal Plans for Space Launch, Recovery Along the Outer Continental Shelf
Since March 2025, some Native cultural artifacts and sacred sites have been left vulnerable after Congress rescinded reporting requirements for development proposals on the Outer Continental Shelf.
·New York, United States
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