News & Events
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Recent News and Events
- December 13th, 2024
Report: PFAS Policy and Litigation: Key Developments in the Southeast -
State actions to address PFAS many take different forms, including legislation, regulation, agency guidance, research, and litigation. What actions a state chooses often varies by region. This report examines the policymaking approaches, agency actions, and key litigation in the Southeast region.
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- October 24th, 2024
Blog: Don’t Cage Our Oceans: The Army Corps’ Nationwide Permit for Commercial Finfish Aquaculture Found to be Unlawful -
In 2022, Don’t Cage Our Oceans and other nonprofit organizations groups (collectively “DCOO”) sued the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) for its issuance of Nationwide Permit 56 (“NWP 56”), which authorized the installation of finfish aquaculture structures within oceans around the country.
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- October 21st, 2024
October 2024 Issue of The SandBar Published 
The October 2024 (volume 23:4) issue of The SandBar has been published. The lead story is "The End of Chevron Deference".
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- October 9th, 2024
Blog: Environmental Groups Petition EPA to End North Carolina’s NPDES Program -
On August 28, 2024, Cape Fear River Watch, along with other non-profit public interest organizations, submitted a petition to the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) under 40 C.F.R. § 123.64(b) (2024).
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- September 24th, 2024
Blog: West Hawaii’s Coastline Reopens to Aquarium Fish Collection After Court Ruling -
In a decisive ruling, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled 4-1 to allow commercial aquarium fish collection to resume along the West Hawaii shoreline. This area, known as the West Hawaii Regional Fishery Management Area, had been at the center of a legal battle over the environmental effects of the aquarium fish trade.
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- August 19th, 2024
Blog: Youth and the State of Hawaiʻi Agree: More Climate Action Needed -
On June 20, 2024, youth plaintiffs and the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) reached a historic settlement agreement in Navahine F. v. Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation that requires HDOT to enact various initiatives to significantly decarbonize the transportation sector.
