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Wetland Protections Remain Bogged Down in Mystery 

Union of Concerned Scientists

It is mind- bog -gling, syllable pun intended, that scientists still do not know how many wetlands lost protection in last year’s crippling of the Clean Water Act by the Supreme Court. million jobs in 2022, according to a report last year by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Ag and Food Law Daily Update: December 10, 2021

National Law Center

The post Ag and Food Law Daily Update: December 10, 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. Email important additions HERE. Judicial: Sovereign.

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Protecting the Ocean Means Protecting Communities

Ocean Conservancy

When we think about plastic pollution, we often think about where plastic products—from water bottles to microplastics—end up. But plastics present a much broader threat to our ocean, climate and marginalized coastal communities. More plastic means more pollution—for the climate, coastal communities and our ocean.

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Removing Carbon Dioxide Through Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement: Legal Challenges and Opportunities

Law Columbia

Ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) is one of several proposed techniques for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it in the oceans. OAE seeks to counteract ocean acidification, while also increasing carbon storage in the oceans. By Romany M. Webb and Korey Silverman-Roati.

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Court Dismisses Permitting Challenges to the U.S.’s First Major Offshore Wind Project

The Energy Law

BOEM approved the Construction and Operations Plan for the Vineyard Wind Project in July 2021, approximately 12 years after BOEM began evaluating the site for wind energy development. The plaintiffs’ arguments centered mostly on the project’s impact on an endangered species, the North Atlantic right whale.

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Fresh, May 16, 2023: New Wisconsin Law Aims to Protect Watersheds From Farm Runoff

Circle of Blue

Per a 2021 progress report, the program made a difference: “increased conservation practices prevented an estimated 124,000 pounds of phosphorus and 182,000 tons of eroded soil,” the Journal-Sentinel reports. These practices can limit runoff, but they are expensive to implement.

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OH, CONGRESS FORGOT THE SCIENCE

Acoel

Posted on July 29, 2021 by Kenneth J. In an ACOEL blog posted on July 27, 2021, Seth Jaffe expressed his support for the Supreme Court’s majority opinion in the Maui case and the subsequent ruling by the District Court. Water managers understand that surface and groundwater ordinarily form interconnected systems.