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Recently, a federal court denied two back-to-back motions by a group called Green Oceans to preliminarily enjoin construction of the 704-megawatt Revolution Wind project off the coast of Rhode Island. For background, in January 2024, Green Oceans filed a complaint in the U.S.
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The Sabin Center today released the second in a series of white papers discussing legal issues associated with different ocean-based carbon dioxide removal techniques. the growing of kelp and other macroalgae which may be harvested for food, bioenergy, or other uses or sunk in the ocean to sequester the carbon it contains.
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of environmental laws and regulations that might apply to the construction of the wall in the San Diego Sector, which spans from the Pacific Ocean to one mile east of border monument 251, approximately 15 miles. It includes NEPA, the CleanWaterAct, the EndangeredSpeciesAct, and CERCLA, to name but a few.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This bill authorizes $5 million annual conservation funds for freshwater mussels, southwest desert fishes, North American butterflies and threatened and endangered plants in Hawaii and the Pacific Islands. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) Advisory Committee Meeting (June 14).
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