News & Events
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Recent News and Events
- April 3rd, 2025
Blog: U.S. Fishery Management Council Power to Veto Severed -
The Third Circuit Court of Appeal's recent decision in Lofstad v. Raimondo represents a significant shift in the legal framework governing U.S. Fishery Management Councils with broad implications. Lofstad, 117 F. 4th 493 (3rd Cir. 2024). The court held that the Fishery Management Councils wield significant authority and are unlawfully Officers of the United States.
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- April 1st, 2025
Blog: SpaceX and California Coastal Commission Dispute over Rocket Launches along Central California Coast -
Nestled in Santa Barbara County, California, is Vandenberg Space Force Base—the world’s second busiest spaceport. At Vandenberg, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (“SpaceX”) leases land and has invested over $540 million in developing launch infrastructure.
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- March 31st, 2025
Webinar: Understanding PFAS: Regulation, Litigation, and Legal Insights (6/18/25 at 3pm EST) -
Please join this webinar where attorneys at the National Sea Grant Law Center will discuss their research related to the federal and state regulation of PFAS. The webinar will also provide an overview of lawsuits related to PFAS, including the multidistrict litigation related to firefighting foam.
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- February 26th, 2025
Blog: Delaware Think Tank Challenges Offshore Wind Project -
In October of 2024, the Caesar Rodney Institute (CRI) filed suit against Shawn Garvin, Secretary of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), challenging the creation of wind turbines off the shores of Delaware. The wind turbines would be a part of the Maryland Offshore Wind Project, but are expected to bring various benefits to Delaware as well.
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- February 19th, 2025
Publication: Aquaculture Regulation in the Great Lakes 
The Great Lakes Aquaculture Collaborative (GLAC), led by Minnesota Sea Grant, was awarded funding from the National Sea Grant Office to increase aquaculture literacy and to continue development of an environmentally responsible, competitive, and sustainable aquaculture industry in the Great Lakes region. As one of the GLAC 2.0 partners, the National Sea Grant Law Center Law Center compiled an inventory of the aquaculture laws, regulations, and policies for each of the Great Lakes states and undertook an analysis of the compiled laws to identify commonalities, differences, and gaps across the Great Lakes states that may present barriers to aquaculture in the region. The summary report of research findings will help enhance understanding of the legal framework governing aquaculture in the Great Lakes.
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- February 12th, 2025
Blog: President Biden and Trump’s Offshore Drilling Debate: Expanding or Restricting U.S. Energy Resources? -
The debate over offshore drilling in the U.S. has seen a dramatic shifts over the past decades, shaped by changing ideologies and economic priorities.
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- February 7th, 2025
Webinar: Pathways to Impact: Sea Grant Law Fellows Share Their Research (4/16/25 at 3pm EST) -
Please join the National Sea Grant Law Center (NSGLC) April 16, 2025 at 3pm EST for a webinar highlighting three exciting research projects led by Sea Grant Law Fellows!
