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$29 Million From NOAA Pollution Settlements in 2019

NOAA and Co-Trustees Reach Settlements With Cooperating Parties to Restore Waters Across America.

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$29 Million for Restoration in 2019

America's oceans, Great Lakes, estuaries, coasts, and the creatures that call them home are public resources. They belong to all Americans.

For 30+ years NOAA has worked with our co-trustees to hold parties accountable and restore injured natural resources on behalf of the the American public.

This year $29 million dollars will go towards oysters, salmon, corals, urban rivers, and the communities and economies that depend on them.

To date, we have recovered $10.4 billion for restoration from those responsible for environmental harm.