Coastal States Organization

Click Here for Weekly Report for 9/03/2010

On January 29, CSO Submitted an amicus curiae to the Ninth Circuit in support of the states of Washington and Oregon on the Oregon, et al. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Nos. 09-70269, 09-70442, 09-70442, 09-70477, 09-70770).  Executive Director Kristen Fletcher worked with a group from the Legal Council on the construction of the brief.  To read the brief: click here.

Abstract: CSO has released a white paper on climate change adaptation, The Faces of Climate Change Adaption: The need for Proactive Protection of the Nation’s Coasts. Click here to read the paper.

The Coastal States Organization (CSO) was established in 1970 to represent the coastal states, commonwealths and territories on legislative and policy issues relating to the sound management of coastal, Great Lakes and ocean resources.  CSO represents the interests of the Governors from the thirty-five coastal states, commonwealths, and territories of the United States.

On October 5, CSO submitted an amicus curiae to the Supreme Court of the United States on the case, Stop the Beach Renourishment v. Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection, Docket No. 08-1151 (STBR).  CSO Executive Director Kristen Fletcher and Policy Analyst Julia Wyman worked with a dedicated editing team from several states on the construction of the brief.  The brief would not have been possible without the generous work of Richard Frank, Executive Director of the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment at the University of California, Berkeley, who worked on the brief throughout its construction and also served as the Counsel of Record to the Supreme Court.  Click here to read the brief.