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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) led a bipartisan letter from the entire New Jersey Congressional delegation to the National Marine Fisheries Service voicing concerns over a proposal to issue seismic testing permits for the Atlantic Ocean. Seismic testing poses a direct threat to important marine life populations and opens the door […]

PRESS RELEASE Date:       June 5, 2017 From:      Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast (BAPAC) Subject: Political Decision on Oil Exploration In Atlantic Endangers Coastal Economies Contact:  Frank Knapp, President/CEO of BAPAC, 803-497-3204 (w), 803-600-6874 (c),  fknapp@protectingtheatlanticcoast.org Political Decision on Atlantic Oil Exploration Endangers Coastal Economies Columbia, SC—On January 6th of this year, the Bureau of […]

Press Release from the Southern Environmental Law Center and Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast For Immediate Release: April 28, 2017 Contact Laura Habr, BAPC and Croc’s 19th Street Bistro, (757) 288-3861 Mike Mather, SELC Communications, (434) 333-9464 Oceanfront Rally Decries Executive Order to “Review” Atlantic Protections VIRGINIA BEACH, VA — A coalition of […]

Press Statement Dt: April 28, 2017 Fr: Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast Re: President Trump’s Executive Order on Offshore Drilling Ct: Frank Knapp, President, CEO & Co-founder, 803-497-3204 (o), 803-600-6874 (c), fknapp@protectingtheatlanticcoast.org Statement by Frank Knapp Jr. President, CEO and co-founder of the Business Alliance for Protecting of the Atlantic Coast (BAPAC) on President […]

Press Statement April 28, 2017 Statement by Frank Knapp Jr. President, CEO and co-founder of the Business Alliance for Protecting of the Atlantic Coast (BAPAC) on President Trump’s Executive Order to revise or restart the 5-Year Plan for offshore drilling and streamlining the approval of seismic testing permits. With the support of over 41,000 businesses […]

For Immediate Release: March 30, 2017 Contact: Frank Knapp, 803.497-3204 (o), 803.600.6874 (c), fknapp@protectingtheatlanticcoast.org WASHINGTON – Today, representatives from the Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast (BAPAC) will meet with members of Congress and their staff to ask that the Atlantic Ocean remain off-limits to offshore oil and gas drilling as well as seismic airgun […]