Jordan Diamond

Trump proposed a massive expansion of offshore drilling—what can states do?

Holly Doremus and Jordan Diamond quoted by Ars Technica, Jan. 6, 2018

Doremus added that there’s another way states can make trouble for the federal government: by denying permits for onshore support equipment. “It’s tough to have an offshore oil production facility without some onshore support activities. … States control whether and where those can be built within state boundaries…”

Jordan Diamond … told Ars, “we are proposing opening up vastly increased offshore areas to oil production, many of which are in ecologically extremely sensitive areas, while we remove safety regulations and operate under an outdated restoration framework.”

State’s high court ready to weigh Encinitas seawall case

Jordan Diamond quoted by The San Diego Union-Tribune, April 30, 2017

“Nature is encroaching on the coastline, whether through erosion, sea level rise or intensifying storms,” she said. “Ten, 20 or 100 years from now, there may be forced retreat. We may not be able to protect the coastline enough from all of the natural forces.”