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- The Return of Sea Otters: Tribal Efforts in Species Reintroduction
- May 1st, 2025 — by Madison Vice — Category: Miscellaneous
- “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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- Clean Water, Clean Limits: The Supreme Court Sets New Boundaries Under the Clean Water Act
- April 16th, 2025 — by Katie Shaw — Category: Water Quality
- 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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- U.S. Fishery Management Council Power to Veto Severed
- April 3rd, 2025 — by Steven Young — Category: Fisheries
- 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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- SpaceX and California Coastal Commission Dispute over Rocket Launches along Central California Coast
- April 1st, 2025 — by Jon Scoggins — Category: Miscellaneous
- 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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- Delaware Think Tank Challenges Offshore Wind Project
- February 26th, 2025 — by Charles Miller — Category: Offshore Energy
- 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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