Recent News and Events

On May 29, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, limiting the scope of review of environmental impacts under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

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The National Sea Grant Law Center welcomes Bradley Reimer for its 2025 Community Engaged Internship (CEI)! Bradley is a Legal Studies major at the University of Mississippi.

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The National Sea Grant Law Center is excited to welcome Summer Research Associate Savannah Schiebel, a graduate student at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. Savannah will be working with NSGLC to complete her thesis research, focusing on aquaculture policy and marine mammal interactions.

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The National Sea Grant Law Center is excited to welcome Summer Research Associate Ilinca Johnson, a 3L at Vermont Law School. Ilinca will take part in the Community Engaged Legal Internship Program, working with NSGLC and our project partners, Maine Sea Grant and The Nature Conservancy.

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The National Sea Grant Law Center is excited to welcome Summer Research Associate Blakely Durham, a 2L at the University of Oregon School of Law. Blakely will take part in the Community Engaged Legal Internship Program, working with NSGLC and our project partner, South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium.

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In March 2025, Greenpeace lost a significant lawsuit brought by Energy Transfer LP, the parent company of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The case, decided in North Dakota state court, resulted in a nearly $667 million verdict against three Greenpeace entities.

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This summer, the NSGLC is hosting two law student interns who are conducting research on shellfish restoration in Maine and PFAS regulation in the Southeast. In addition, the NSGLC is hosting an undergraduate policy intern participating in the Sea Grant’s Community Engaged Internship. In this webinar, the students will discuss their internship experiences and present findings from their research projects.

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“Understanding the role of apex predators is essential for designing effective conservation policy and approaches,” states a report on the recovery of the Southern Sea Otter population, an initiative with far-reaching environmental implications. The Southern Sea Otter, undoubtedly an apex predator in estuarine systems, has been listed as a threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act since 1977, a direct result of overhunting during the booming fur trade of the 18th and 19th centuries.

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The April 2025 issue of The SandBar has been published. The lead story is "How the CEQ Lost its Rulemaking Authority".

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In 2019, the city of San Francisco found itself in a legal battle over two newly added provisions to its wastewater facilities’ permit. These provisions require the city to ensure that the Pacific Ocean meets water quality standards without specifying pollution limits that would make that possible.

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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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