Environmental Law

New Jersey city plans lawsuit to force toxic metals cleanup – USA Today

The federal environmental law that borough officials seek to enforce requires that formal notice be given to the company, EPA and certain other agencies 90 days in advance of any litigation. Carteret filed its notice on April 26, a week … Continue reading

Environmental activist: ‘Up to the people’ to stop fracking – Raw Story

“I have to believe that this is up to the people,” he said on Current TV’s Viewpoint. “When these great environmental laws were passed in the ’70s, it was because we had millions of people in the streets on the … Continue reading

N.J. city takes legal action to hasten toxic metals testing – USA Today

The federal environmental law that borough officials seek to enforce requires that formal notice be given to the company, EPA and certain other agencies 90 days in advance of any litigation. Carteret filed its notice on April 26, a week … Continue reading

China’s rapid industrialization fuels more public protests – USA Today

a Chinese environmental law expert at the University of California-Berkeley School of Law. After years of rapid economic growth, “China’s environment has reached the most dangerous stage, affecting the health of many ordinary people,” said Wang …

Nigeria: Flood – States Go Tough On Environmental Offenders – AllAfrica.com

In Delta State for instance, no less than 50 persons were arrested and arraigned before the state mobile court for allegedly violating various environmental laws in the Warri/Effurun metropolis during last Saturday’s monthly exercise. Governor Emmanuel …

Radical environmentalism growing, report warns; Sparks Greenpeace dismissal – ca.news.yahoo.com

“There is a difference between breaking the law and criminal activities,” Cadan added. “It’s true that the distance between the government policy and the environmental movement is growing, but I don’t think that the movement is getting more radical.”

ALEC Lets Corporations Craft Environmental Policy – Earthtimes

It passes laws that require the “balanced” teaching of global warming-meaning that teachers must present climate change skepticism as an equally valid theory, despite the conclusions of the international scientific community. ALEC’s “Environmental Literacy …

PSE faces environmental challenge to coal power – Tacoma News Tribune

The Sierra Club and the Montana Environmental Information Center have notified PSE and five other companies of their intent to sue over what their press release labels as “a serious violation of federal law and a menace to public health” … Continue reading

Jan Chatten-Brown dedicates her energies to environmental law – La Jolla

Jan Chatten-Brown is the founding partner of the environmental law firm Chatten-Brown & Carstens. The firm represents environmental and community groups, as well as governmental agencies, seeking to enforce environmental laws, including the …

Phila. firm fined $200K for doctoring pollution samples – Philadelphia Daily News

Nupro, which produces oils and esters at its plant at Ontario and Bath Streets in Port Richmond, was charged in January and pleaded guilty in March to violating environmental laws setting monitoring standards. Specifically, Nupro was supposed to …