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NOAA seeks public input to identify coastal and marine spatial data or other critical information to inform marine spatial analyses in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

89 FR 20638

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89 FR 15272

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03/01/2024

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NOAA proposed to designate marine portions of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the Pacific Ocean waters surrounding the Northwest Hawaiian Islands as Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary.

89 FR 15272

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89 FR 13755

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02/23/2024

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The National Science Foundation seeks input to inform the development of an implementation plan to advance a key recommendation of the Ocean Climate Action Plan regarding marine carbon dioxide removal research.

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H.R. 7106

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Mon, 01/29/2024 - 12:00

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7106

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Committees on Natural Resources and Science, Space, and Technology

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118

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170 Cong. Rec. H271

would amend the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act to make improvements to the Act.

H.R. 6814

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Thu, 12/14/2023 - 12:00

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6814

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Committee on Natural Resources

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169 Cong. Rec. H6984

would require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to assess certain offshore oil and gas platforms and pipelines for potential use as artificial reefs.

H.R. 6781

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Thu, 12/14/2023 - 12:00

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6781

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Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Natural Resources

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169 Cong. Rec. H6983

would amend the Marine Debris Act to reauthorize NOAA's Marine Debris Program.

S. 318

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Wed, 12/13/2023 - 12:00

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/318

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169 Cong. Rec. S5967

which would amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation, and amend the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of NOAA’s Marine Debris Program, was passed by the Senate.

Mississippi: Water

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December 2023

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The Department of Marine Resources proposed amendments to regulations governing confidentiality of statistical data. The amendments would add language pertaining to offshore permit establishment. See https://www.sos.ms.gov/adminsearch/ACProposed/00027257a.pdf.

Leveraging Earth Law Principles to Protect Ocean Rights

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Nadine Nadow, Hayley-Bo Dorrian-Bak, and Eleanor Maloney

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Nadine Nadow is an attorney and an LL.M. candidate at Lewis & Clark Law School. Hayley-Bo Dorrian-Bak is an International Biodiversity Advisor for the Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Eleanor Maloney is an Associate Attorney at Homer Law, Chtd.

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November 2023

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Communities around the world are seeking to acknowledge nature’s rights through legal tools and litigation. This Article provides an overview of recent developments in earth law movements, including Rights of Nature, Rights of Rivers, and Ocean Rights, and considers the potential impacts these ecocentric conservation measures could have on Indigenous peoples and local communities. It summarizes the three most prominent methods of navigating these movements, and highlights the ways in which each method may serve to promote earth law, while continuing to consider small-scale communities that depend upon natural resources.

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