OCEANS
Lawmakers to review marine sanctuaries
A Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation subcommittee will review the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's marine sanctuaries program tomorrow.
Corbin Hiar
Reporter
Corbin closely follows the Interior Department and its Fish and Wildlife Service for E&E News, where he has worked since 2014. His reporting on oil and gas development in national wildlife refuges for Greenwire won a National Press Club award. He previously covered environmental policy at SNL Energy and the Center for Public Integrity and freelanced for The Economist, Mother Jones and many other publications. As an editor, he's worked at The Huffington Post and PBS MediaShift. He has a degree in international relations from Bowdoin College.
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