News & Events
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Recent News and Events
- May 5th, 2025
Webinar: Summer in Practice — NSGLC Students Share Their Summer Internship Experience and Research (7/17/25 at 3pm EST) -
This summer, the NSGLC is hosting two law student interns who are conducting research on shellfish restoration in Maine and PFAS regulation in the Southeast. In addition, the NSGLC is hosting an undergraduate policy intern participating in the Sea Grant’s Community Engaged Internship. In this webinar, the students will discuss their internship experiences and present findings from their research projects.
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- May 1st, 2025
Blog: The Return of Sea Otters: Tribal Efforts in Species Reintroduction -
“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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- April 23rd, 2025
Publication: The SandBar • April 2025 • Volume 24:2 -
The April 2025 issue of The SandBar has been published. The lead story is "How the CEQ Lost its Rulemaking Authority". -
- April 16th, 2025
Blog: Clean Water, Clean Limits: The Supreme Court Sets New Boundaries Under the Clean Water Act -
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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- April 3rd, 2025
Blog: U.S. Fishery Management Council Power to Veto Severed -
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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- April 1st, 2025
Blog: SpaceX and California Coastal Commission Dispute over Rocket Launches along Central California Coast -
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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- March 31st, 2025
Webinar: Understanding PFAS: Regulation, Litigation, and Legal Insights (6/18/25 at 3pm EST) -
Please join this webinar where attorneys at the National Sea Grant Law Center will discuss their research related to the federal and state regulation of PFAS. The webinar will also provide an overview of lawsuits related to PFAS, including the multidistrict litigation related to firefighting foam.
