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11 • 02 • 2022

Missing the Mark: Report Reveals Most Coastal States Lack Critical Laws and Policies

By Stefanie Sekich-Quinn

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Covid 19

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07.06.20 Ocean Friendly Restaurants Reopen with Reusables

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05.19.20 Expert Panel Provides Guidance for Beach Access During COVID-19

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05.11.20 How to Reopen Restaurants While Safely Using Reusables

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04.30.20 Surfrider Foundation Response to Orange County Beach Closure Order

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Beach Access

11.16.22 Marine Conservation and Nature-Based Solutions on La Isla del Encanto

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05.11.22 A Sign of What’s to Come?

03.30.22 Surfrider Expands Global Impact With New Canada Affiliate

02.16.22 Surfrider and Partners Move to Intervene in a Lawsuit, in Protection of Oceano Dunes

12.15.21 2021 Year in Review: Surfrider Wins 83 Victories to Protect Our Coasts

10.27.21 Dept of Interior Seeks Input to Advance Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities through Recreation Opportunities

08.24.21 A Win for “Customary Use” Beach Rights in Florida

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06.18.21 Understanding Historical Discrimination in U.S. Beach Access

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Coastal Preservation

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08.24.22 Surfrider Tests Beach Water Radiation Levels at San Onofre

08.18.22 Biden Signs Historic Investment in Coastal and Climate Resilience

08.03.22 California’s Opportunity to Fund Coastal Act Enforcement is Now!

07.28.22 The Senate’s Pendulum Swings Toward Climate Action

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Legal

11.30.22 Surfrider Foundation Challenges Shrimp Farm Pollution in Kauaʻi

11.07.22 Surfrider’s Battle for Public Beaches over Private Development in Oregon

10.03.22 Surfrider Celebrates Achievements in U.S. Steel Campaign

09.23.22 Surfrider Challenges New Offshore Drilling with LS 257 Amicus Brief

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09.01.22 Surfrider Motions to Intervene in Litigation to Stop Santa Barbara Oil Trucking

08.08.22 Gaps in U.S. Plastic Pollution Regulations Leave Us Vulnerable to Microplastics

08.04.22 Surfrider Files Amicus Brief in Support of Public’s Customary Beach Access in Florida

07.26.22 Surfrider Submits Comments in Support of Supplemental Environmental Projects

07.25.22 Upcoming Supreme Court Decision Could Limit Federal Protection of Wetlands

07.18.22 Surfrider Foundation Files Citizen Suit to Clean Up Water Pollution at Kīkīaola Harbor

06.06.22 Surfrider Foundation files lawsuit to restore access to Lighthouse Beach in Coos Bay, Oregon

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Ocean Protection

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10.19.22 Celebrating 50 Years of National Marine Sanctuaries (and What Comes Next)

09.29.22 Statement One Year After The Amplify Energy Oil Spill

09.23.22 Surfrider Challenges New Offshore Drilling with LS 257 Amicus Brief

09.14.22 No Sacrifice Zones: It’s Time to End New Offshore Drilling in U.S. Waters

09.01.22 Surfrider Motions to Intervene in Litigation to Stop Santa Barbara Oil Trucking

08.31.22 California Legislature Passes Bill to Prevent Seabed Mining

08.18.22 Biden Signs Historic Investment in Coastal and Climate Resilience

08.11.22 Expanded Protections Proposed for Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

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07.11.22 Surfrider Dives in to Protect the Hudson Canyon

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Ocean Protection

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08.11.22 Expanded Protections Proposed for Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

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Plastic Pollution

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06.30.22 California Takes Action to Stop Plastic Pollution

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Clean Water

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10.03.22 Florida Keys Chapter launches a Blue Water Task Force program

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