With the theme of "Investing in Ocean Futures: Finance and Innovation for the Blue Economy", the 2019 Sustainable Ocean Summit (Paris, November 20-22) will be the foremost international business conference dedicated to investment and innovation for ocean sustainable development. Register here.

The 2019 P3 Airport Summit is excited to announce our newly confirmed list of over 90 speakers! From the FAA to developers to airports across the country, the impressive speaker lineup focuses on airport infrastructure challenges and provides actionable takeaways to address your complex project delivery goals. Register here.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with DeMenno-Kerdoon and D/K Environmental for improperly managing hazardous waste at the World Oil Recycling facility in Compton, California, and the World Oil Terminals in Vernon, California. Under the agreement, the companies will spend $167,967 on an environmental project to reduce air pollution in local classrooms and pay a $39,092 penalty. For more information on EPA's Resource Conservation and Recovery Act please visit: www.epa.gov/rcra

The City Council will consider: 1) Accepting the California Coastal Commission's (CCC's) suggested modifications to the updated Coastal LUP and 2) A Resolution acknowledging receipt of the CCC's Resolution of Certification of the LCP Amendment No. LCP-4-SBC-18-0062-1 with Modifications. For more information on the updated Coastal LUP and suggested modifications, visit SantaBarbaraCA.gov/LCP .

This month, Howard Marlowe and Dan Ginolfi provide an update on the Energy & Water and Interior appropriations process, bring us up to speed on an extension of the Nation Flood Insurance Program and some reforms proposed by the House, an important Supreme Court decision regarding property takings, and a new study showing that despite increased funding for dredging, less sediment is being dredged. Click here to listen.

American Stormwater Institute offers courses to give you specialized training so you can be recognized as "Qualified." List of upcoming dates and locations - Los Angeles:  July 22-23, 2019 , San Diego:  July 25-26, 2019 , San Diego:  September 16-17, 2019 , Los Angeles:  September 19-20, 2019 , San Jose:  October 15-16, 2019 , Napa:  October 17-18, 2019 . For more information, call 833-786-7698. Click here for the full schedule.

Last year, the Aquarium's work for ocean conservation gave them a lot to celebrate. Read on to learn how they're making an impact from Sacramento to Vietnam. The Aquarium is involved in transforming the global seafood industry, taking climate action for the ocean, changing the way we think about plastic, among other initiatives. Click here , for the full report.

U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt today announced from Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge a proposal for new or expanded hunting and fishing opportunities at 74 national wildlife refuges and 15 national fish hatcheries managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) across more than 1.4 million acres. The Service will seek comments from the public on the proposed rule for 45 days. The notice will be available at http://www.regulations.gov , Docket Number: FWS-HQ-NWRS-2019-0040. The Service intends to finalize the proposed changes in time for the upcoming 2019-2020 hunting seasons. An interim copy of the proposed rule is now available .

The Trump Administration released, " A Federal Strategy to Ensure a Reliable Supply of Critical Minerals," to make America's economy and defense more secure. The strategy directs the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to locate domestic supplies of those minerals, ensure access to information necessary for the study and production of minerals, and expedite permitting for minerals projects. Currently, the U.S. relies on other countries completely for many minerals. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has embarked on a new nationwide program of surface and subsurface mapping. Also, alternatives, such as recycling, processing mine waste, extraction from seawater, or even filtering them from energy byproducts, could prove valuable sources for critical minerals. USGS will assist other Federal agencies, including the Department of Energy, Department of Commerce, Department of Agriculture and DOI bureaus like the BLM and BOEM, with evaluating these unconventional methods for bolstering the traditional supplies of critical minerals.