Congressman Magaziner leads effort to protect southern New England coastal economy and environment

Today, Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) announced that he is leading his colleagues from Southern New England, Reps. Cicilline, Auchincloss, and Keating, in requesting $8 million in federal funding for the Southern New England Estuaries Program (SNEP), which supports innovative solutions to ecological and economic issues in southeastern New England estuaries. Rep. Magaziner and his colleagues emphasized the critical role that estuaries play in maintaining healthy ecosystems and the danger that human activity along coasts poses to these fragile ecosystems. They also noted that estuaries provide benefits of great economic and ecological significance, including vital nesting and feeding habitats for aquatic plants and animals. [...] Read Full Article