The Complexities of Multiple Use Management on the Outer Continental Shelf

An article published by Rachel Jacobson and Kayla Byers, originally published in the June 2018 edition of the American Bar Association's Public Land and Resources Committee Newsletter.

Excerpt: The Trump administration's focus on "energy dominance" and promotion of domestic production not only throughout the continental United States, but also across the nation's vast Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) has been no secret. Within months of taking office, President Trump issued an executive order, Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy (Exec. Order No. 13,795 (Apr. 28, 2017)), announcing a policy of "encourag[ing] energy exploration and production, including on the [OCS], in order to maintain the Nation's position as a global energy leader and foster energy security." A major step toward implementation of this policy occurred in January 2018, when the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)— the agency responsible for OCS management within the Department