Issue 2 • April 2026

Navigating Constitutional Waters: The Challenge to Hawaii’s Cruise Ship Tax

Also in this issue:
• Critical Habitat Designations for Arctic Bearded and Ringed Seals Upheld
• New Jersey Appeals Court Upholds Environmental Justice Rules
• Phasing Out Open NetPen Salmon Farming in British Columbia
• The Jones Act Under Fire: Federal Court Rejects Challenge from Hawaiian Rum Producer

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Issue 1 • January 2026

Search and Sea? “Sure”: Regulating Lobstermen Off Maine’s Coast

Also in this issue:
• Spillway Openings, Dolphin “Takes,” and a Case Dismissed: Mississippi Localities Challenge the Openings of the Bonnet Carré Spillway
• Status of Offshore Wind Energy Projects
• Executive Orders 2025
• 2025 Legislative Update

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