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The SandBar - Volume 24


Issue 3 • July 2024

Supreme Court Shrinks EPA's Clean Water Act Authority

Also in this issue:
• Federal Court Strikes Down Massive Offshore Oil Lease Sale in the Gulf
• Swimming with Dolphins: Balancing Tourism and Conservation
• Incidental Taking No Longer Prohibited Under Migratory Bird Treaty Act
• Sewage Sludge Stinks of PFAS: Results of the EPA’s Draft Risk Assessment

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Issue 2 • April 2025

How the CEQ Lost its Rulemaking Authority

Also in this issue:
• Chain of Causation: Federal Court Connects Florida’s Water Regulations to Manatee Mortalities
• Hook, Line, and Sinker: U.S. to Enforce Seafood Import Ban to Protect Marine Mammals
• First Circuit Upholds Protection of Right Whales’ Habitat
• Florida Courts Clash with Local Governments’ Rights of Nature Enforcement Efforts

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Issue 1 • January 2025

The Future of Shellfish Aquaculture Permitting in Washington State

Also in this issue:
• Court Finds the Army Corps of Engineers’ Nationwide Permit 56 Unlawful
• The Mid-Atlantic Council: Fishing for Power Beyond Its Constitutional Limits
• Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary Designated
• 2024 Legislative Update

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