Each summer, the National Sea Grant Law Center hires a full-time law student. This summer’s Research Associate is Sam Stewart, a rising 3L at Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. Over the course of the summer, Sam will contribute to the NSGLC’s research projects and publications.
The National Sea Grant Law Center has selected Gabriela Martinez, a rising 2L at Pace University’s Haub School of Law, for the 2023 Sea Grant Law Diversity Internship Program (SGLDIP). Over the summer, Gaby will gain experience in the field of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes law, with an emphasis on issues facing underrepresented or indigenous communities.
On May 11th, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion upholding a controversial California animal rights law adopted in 2018. The law, known as Proposition 12, prohibits the sale in California of whole pork products by a seller who knows or should know that the meat came from a breeding pig or their offspring that was “confined in a cruel manner.”
We are excited to welcome Tiara Parkins, NSGLC’s 2023 Community Engaged Intern. Tiara is a senior Integrated Marketing Communications major at the University of Mississippi.
The National Sea Grant Law Center (NSGLC) at the University of Mississippi School of Law in Oxford, MS is seeking applicants for its Community Engaged Internship (CEI) program for the summer of 2023. Sea Grant’s CEI program aims to broaden participation in coastal, ocean and marine sciences by offering paid internships to students from under-resourced, underrepresented and/or indigenous and tribal populations. The CEI is a national program partnering with Sea Grant at colleges and universities in all coastal states.
U.S. Department of Interior Proposes First Ever Offshore Wind Lease Sale in Gulf of Mexico
April 3rd, 2023 — by Emma Tompkins — Category: Offshore Energy
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), a division of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), is proposing the first-ever offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico. The announcement follows the Biden administration’s plan to grow the country’s clean energy economy by expanding offshore wind opportunities across the country.