• Federal Judge Blocks Moratorium on Deepwater Drilling
• Streamlining Oil Spill Litigation in Federal Court
• Federal Court Invalidates One-Sided Vessel Charter Agreement
• Florida Fishermen May Receive Damages from Pollutant Spill
• A Look at Possible Criminal Charges Arising from the Gulf Oil Spill
• Fifth Circuit Dismisses Climate Change Lawsuit
• U. S. Supreme Court Finds No Taking in Florida Beach Renourishment Challenge
  
• Interesting Items

• Who Will Clean Up the Gulf Oil Spill?
• Natural Resource Damages Under the OPA: A Backgrounder
  
• Kemper County Coal Plant Still Undecided
  
• Abandonment of Marina Project Moots NEPA Claims
  
• Texas Court Upholds “Rolling Easements” on Beachfront Property
  
• Oil Spill Claims Information (PDF table, see in PDF version)
• Interesting items
  

Water Log 29.4

• Environmental Compliance Hinders Florida Golf Course Development
  
• U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Mississippi Water Suit Against Memphis
  
• Litigation Follows EPA's Veto of Mississippi Delta Flood control Project
  
• Mississippi Supreme Court Weighs In On the Water-Wind Debate
  
• District Court Finds Liability in MRGO Lawsuit
  
• 2009 Mississippi Legislative Update
• 2009 Alabama legislative Update
  
• Interesting Items

Water Log 29.3

• Mississippi Climate Change Lawsuit Proceeds
• New Developments in Gulf of Mexico Aquaculture Plan
  
• Court Rules in Tri-State Water Dispute
  
• Florida Circuit Court Validates Funds for Everglades Land Purchase
  
• Court Dismisses Wetlands Lawsuit Challenging Regional General Permit 20
  
• Mississippi River's Flow Potential Source of Renewable Energy
  
• Interesting Item

Water Log 29.2

• U.S. Fifth Circuit Weighs in on Texas Open Beaches Act
  
• NPDES Permit Not Required to Transfer Pollutants Through Pumps
  
• Fifth Circuit Dismisses Mississippi’s Groundwater Claim
  
• Federal Court Rules Against Treasure Hunter
  
• Appellate Court Affirms Tugboat’s Liability in Katrina Barge Case
  
• Pearl River Flood Control Measures Ignite Controversy
  
• Interesting Item

Water Log 29.1

• Florida Municipality Subject to Takings Claim for Permit Denial after Applicant Refuses Conditions
  
• Mississippi Court of Appeals Denies Easement Requests
  
• Mississippi Supreme Court Finds for Hancock County in Zoning Decision
  
• Florida Court Reverses Dismissal of Takings Claims on Statute of Limitations Grounds
  
• As MRGO Nears Closure, Takings Suit Proceeds
  
• Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal where Claimant Failed to Exhaust State Remedies
  
• Interesting Items

Water Log 28.4

• Citizen Suit May Proceed Against Alabama Coal Mines Under the Clean Water Act
• Fifth Circuit Affirms Limitation of Liability in Oil Platform Collision
• Mississippi Tort Claims Act Does Not Supercede Emergency Management Act
  
• Florida Court Eases Standing Requirements for Development Challenges
  
• Florida Court Addresses Admiralty Jurisdiction and Choice of Law in Suit Involving Death on High Seas
  
• Court Grants Standing to file Suit in Light of Flood-Zone Surveyor’s Erroneous Decision
  
• Interesting Items

Water Log 28.3

• Federal Appellate Court Rejects Insurance Claim for Flood Damage Resulting from Hurricane Katrina
  
• Louisiana Court Denies Takings Claim Based on Background Principles of Local Zoning Law
  
• Offshore Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico’s Federal Waters
  
• Texas Court Declares Categorical Taking, Finding Zoning Ordinance Deprived Landowner of All Economic Use of Property
  
• Appellate Court Finds Operators of Sunken Vessels Fully Liable for Removal Costs
  
• Republican Senators Halt President Bush’s Plan for Marine Sanctuaries in Gulf
  
• Interesting Items
• Introducing Water Log’s New Editor

• FCC Must Analyze Environmental Impacts of Communication Towers
  
• “Breezes of Paradise” Stirs Up Controversy
  
• Vessel Monitoring System Lawsuit Allowed to Move Forward
  
• Trial Court Disallows Proposal to Construct Luxury Resort and Conference Center on Alabama Coast
  
• Public Comment Period Comes to a Close on Controversial New Regulations Affecting Coastal Development in Texas
  
• Turkey Creek Community Initiatives Continues Fight to Preserve Wetlands
  
• Florida Wrecking Statute Declared Unconstitutional
  
• Alabama Waterfront Access Study Committee
  
• Interesting Items

Water Log 28.1

• Expansion of Strategic Petroleum Reserve Under Fire
• Fifth Circuit Upholds Wetlands Convictions
• Flood Insurance Does Not Trump Endangered Species
• Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Qui Tam Action
• District Court Dismisses Mississippi’s Groundwater Claim
• Corps v. EPA: The Battle to Preserve the Yazoo Backwater Area
• Mississippi Requires Disclosure of Catfish’s Country of Origin
• Interesting Item

Water Log 27.4

• Alabama Supreme Court Reverses $3.5 Billion Punitive Damage Award Against ExxonMobil
• Mississippi Court of Appeals Reverses Coastal Rezoning Decision
• Yacht Owner’s Hurricane Preparations Found Reasonable
• Litigation Update
• 2007 Mississippi Legislative Update
• Eleventh Circuit Upholds Expansive Wetland Permit
• Company Not Liable for Damage Caused by Shipping Containers
• 2007 Alabama Legislative Update
• Interesting Items
  
  

Water Log 27.3

• Florida Court Rules for Landowners in Beach Access Case
• A Synopsis of Supplemental Rules B, C and D for Admiralty or Maritime Claims
  
• Mississippi’s Public Waters – A Sportsman’s View
• Interactive Survey for Water Log Readers

Water Log 27.2

• Florida Court Dismisses Vessel Monitoring System Suit
  
• Appeals Court Remands in Florida Clean Water Act Case
  
• Fifth Circuit Rules for Drilling Company in Contract Dispute
  
• Injured Seaman Must Seek Arbitration
  
• Florida Court Upholds Issuance of Dock Permit on Loxahatchee Rive
  
• Injured Airboaters Denied Claim for Loss of Consortium
  
• Environmental Group Denied Hearing on Pollution Order
• Court Denies Damages to Parents of Deceased Longshoreman
• Interesting Items

• Texas Court Invalidates Gulf Red Snapper Plan
• Eleventh Circuit Affirms Listing of Alabama Sturgeon as Endangered Species
• Court Rules Corps Did Not Follow NEPA in Issuing Wetlands Permit<
  
• Fifth Circuit Rules Against Re-Injured Seaman
  
• Court Rejects Expert Testimony in Benzene Cancer Claim
  
• Florida Court Limits Right to Enjoy Bayside Easement
• Interesting Items

Water Log 26.4

• Federal Judge Rules Against State Farm in Katrina Case
• Fifth Circuit Reverses Course on Wreck Act
• Mississippi Supreme Court Affirms CAFO Permit
• D.C. Circuit Vacates FERC Pipeline Orders
• Injured Seaman Wins Some, Loses Some Before Fifth Circuit
• Eleventh Circuit Rules in Scrap Metal Case
• Fifth Circuit Allows Seaman the Forum of His Choice
• Interesting Items

Water Log 26.3

• Fifth Circuit Rejects Crawfish Producer’s NEPA Challenge
  
• Fifth Circuit Upholds Agency Decision in New Orleans Housing Project Case
  
• Despite Tragedy, Eleventh Circuit Refuses to Second-Guess Coast Guard
  
• Fifth Circuit Upholds Forum-Selection Clause in Ship Deal
  
• La. Court Finds No Right to Fish, Hunt on River
• Fifth Circuit Affirms Decision in Mississippi River Ship Collision Case
  
• Publication Announcement
  
• Interesting Items

Water Log 26.2

• Fifth Circuit Rejects Challenge to LNG License
• Federal Circuit Allows Louisiana Takings Claim To Advance
• Environmental Group Loses New Orleans Landfill Challenge
• Texaco Wins One Battle in Platform Accident Case
• Florida Court Rules Restoration Project a Taking
• Mississippi Judge Rules on Katrina Claim
• Interesting Items

• Federal Court Holds Wetlands Mitigation Not a Taking
• Florida Court Limits Rule to Red Grouper
• Alabama Court Allows Taxpayer to Challenge Ruling
• Conservation Group Finds Itself Up FERC’s River Without a Paddle
• D.C. Circuit Dumps Dump Case
• Town Loses Challenge to Airport Plan
• Lagniappe

• D.C. Circuit: Nationwide Permits are “Final Action”
• Miss. Court Requires Administrative Exhaustion in Contamination Suit
• Alabama Appeals Court Upholds Antidegradation Policies
• Florida Court Upholds Dock Permit Denial
• Court Defers to Corps’ Findings in Terminal Project
• Fifth Circuit Finds Contract Has “Salty Flavor”
• Your Generosity Poured in to Katrina Kids!
• Lagniappe