Environmental Law 
Environmental Ombudsman’s reactivation gets support – The Daily Tribune
Reiterating his gratitude for the Ombudsman’s “display of political will to enforce environmental laws,” Paje said the reactivation of an environmental team by Morales “has taken the next step further in building institutional support within the …
Con: Sodo arena proposal violates the state’s environmental-review law – Seattle Times
CHRIS Hansen, a motivated and sincere basketball fan, quietly buys up millions of dollars of property in Sodo and approaches Seattle and King County with a proposition: He will invest about $290 million in an arena and buy an NBA … Continue reading
Governor Quinn signs legislation to strengthen environmental protections – Examiner
Governor Pat Quinn signed three new laws strengthening environmental protections in Illinois. The environment has been very important to Governor Quinn during his entire political career. Issues like efficient recycling and waste management.
Pennsylvania shale law challenged – United Press International
The court upheld part of the law that gave the state Department of Environmental Protection power to make policies otherwise reserved for the state’s legislative assembly. It struck down a challenge to the constitutionality of the state law that …
Attempt to raise Bayonne Bridge roadway puts politicians, environmental groups at odds – NJ.com
The coalition has teamed up with a prominent environmental law firm to monitor the fast-tracked permitting process and see if a substantive or procedural violation occurs, and if so, to take legal action to halt the project and force the … Continue reading
Georgia Ports Authority wants in on lawsuit – Item
The suit was brought by the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of the Savannah Riverkeeper, based in Augusta, Ga., as well as the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League and the South Carolina Wildlife Federation. The motion says the Georgia … Continue reading
Despite Pa. Victory, Anti-Fracking Campaigners Rally for Fight Ahead – Common Dreams
and other bedrock environmental laws while fracking. In a statement the coalition declared that they are “concerned citizens and groups seeking to protect their health and their families from an industry that is exempt from basic environmental …
ConocoPhillips Adds Jody Freeman to Board – power-eng.com
Professor Freeman is the Archibald Cox Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. She is a scholar of administrative and environmental law and is the founding director of the Harvard Law School Environmental Law and Policy Program. She joined the … Continue reading
Major parts of Pa.’s natural-gas law ruled unconstitutional – Philadelphia Daily News
The provisions of Act 13 that override local zoning and environmental laws are “unconstitutional, null, and void,” President Judge Dan Pellegrini wrote. “Every citizen in the state should be pleased that the concept of local zoning has been …
Environmental Groups To Sue Colstrip Plant – NBCNews.com
BILLINGS – Two environmental groups are preparing to sue the owners of … “There are pretty nasty chemicals that are bad for the public health, and that’s why the law requires that if you change how the plant is operated … Continue reading
