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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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- President Biden and Trump’s Offshore Drilling Debate: Expanding or Restricting U.S. Energy Resources?
- February 12th, 2025 — by Katie Shaw — Category: Offshore Energy
- 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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