Environmental Law

House set to waive environmental laws for security agency along border – Thehill.com

The House is slated to next week on controversial legislation that would exempt the Department of Homeland Security from over 30 environmental and land-management laws within 100 miles of the border with Mexico and Canada. The laws covered include the … Continue reading

Drinking Water Contamination and Environmental Damages Due to Hydraulic Fracking – Houston Chronicle

67 of the Utah Environmental Law Review (2012). The article explores whether the natural gas drilling process of hydraulic fracking in shale gas formations damages the environment. The environmental concerns and the oil and gas industry’s response to …

Environmental concerns, property rights dominate Gig Harbor Shoreline Master Program discussion – Tacoma News Tribune

The city is required by state law to update its Shoreline Master Program, which would replace the city’s existing master program first adopted in 1975 and last amended in 1994. Concerns over the environmental impact of the proposed master …

Burleson LLP Featured On Cover Of National Law Journal – Yahoo Finance

environmental law, corporate securities, mergers and acquisitions, and oil and gas title.  “Oil and gas work has always been an important focus for us, but the flood of activity in shale plays has really driven our strategic direction,” said Burleson.  … Continue reading

Embattled UMd. environmental law clinic wins award – Myfoxdc.com

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) – The University of Maryland says an environmental law clinic suing Perdue and an Eastern Shore poultry grower over farm runoff is being awarded for its work. The university says the Carey Law Clinic will receive … Continue reading

University of Maryland environmental law clinic in court battle against Perdue wins ABA award – Washington Post

BALTIMORE — The University of Maryland says an environmental law clinic suing Perdue and an Eastern Shore poultry grower over farm runoff is being awarded for its work. The university says the Environmental Law Clinic at the Carey School of … Continue reading

UM Carey Law Clinic Wins ABA Award for Achievement in Environmental Law & Policy – Newswise

Newswise — The American Bar Association (ABA) will bestow its 2012 Award for Distinguished Achievement in Environmental Law and Policy on the Environmental Law Clinic at University of Maryland Carey Law. Professor Jane Barrett, who directs the clinic …

Alltopics.com Has Launched New Section On Environment – San Francisco Gate

Environment.alltopics.com introduces environmental science and sustainability, presents environmental laws, economics and ethics and offers professional info on major ecosystems of the World, renewable energy and nuclear power. Since …

Embattled UMd. environmental law clinic wins award – NorthJersey.com

BALTIMORE (AP) — The University of Maryland says an environmental law clinic suing Perdue and an Eastern Shore poultry grower over farm runoff is being awarded for its work. The university says the Environmental Law Clinic at the Carey School … Continue reading

David Suzuki: Canada’s endangered species under government attack – Georgia Straight

Canada’s environmental laws are under attack by both the federal and Ontario governments. In Ottawa, the government introduced Bill C-38 to implement far-reaching measures announced in its budget. Ontario’s government introduced a similar omnibus bill …