The Casco Bay Estuary Project was established to protect, preserve and remediate Casco Bay and its watershed. Its 25-member management committee includes officials from federal, state, and local government, scientists, citizens, industrialists, and environmentalists.

Well-managed forests can significantly reduce greenhouse gases. The Forest Carbon Working Group, a broad and diverse coalition of stakeholders, worked to develop consensus policy recommendations to limit and reduce climate change impacts.

After members of Congress and elected state officials complained about unfair enforcement practices against Northeastern fishers and an Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Commerce investigation, NOAA initiated a series of change strategies.