Since 1973, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) Environmental Studies Program (ESP) has provided valuable information to predict, assess, and manage impacts from offshore energy and marine mineral exploration, development, and production activities on human, marine, and coastal environments.
The ESP’s vision is to realize ocean stewardship through science. This approach is essential to BOEM’s mission to manage development of U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) energy, mineral, and geological resources in an environmentally and economically responsible way. The ESP also seeks to align the program with the broader stewardship role the Department of the Interior (DOI) plays in managing the Nation’s public lands—the federal government and ocean users working cooperatively with mutual respect to achieve shared natural resource management goals.
We invite you to view and explore highlights from BOEM’s celebration of 50 years of research.
The Energy is Changing: Early Career Perspectives at BOEM (December 14, 2023)
Highlight early career BOEM staff as to why they chose the energy sector and the U.S. federal government and how they are using innovative thinking and fresh perspectives to tackle ocean and climate issues.
- Jennifer Ewald, BOEM Environmental Studies Program, Science Communication Outreach Liaison
- Emily Young, John A. Knauss Climate Science Liaison Fellow, Office of Environmental Programs
- Audrey Taylor, John A. Knauss International Relations & Policy Fellow, Office of Strategic Policy and International Affairs
- Chloe Vandermolen, John A. Knauss Just Transition Strategist Fellow, Office of Environmental Programs
- Bonnie Hester, Management and Program Analyst, Office of Renewable Energy Programs
- Dustin Reuther, Social Scientist, Gulf of Mexico Region, Office of Environment
- Christina Bonsell, Marine Ecologist, Alaska Region, Office of Environment
- Jennifer Kenyon, Program Analyst, Office of Strategic Policy and International Affairs
- Juliette Lee, Program Analyst, Office of Strategic Policy and International Affairs (Moderator)