Environmental Law 
In suit, minors challenge Texas environmental agency – Austin American-Statesman
The children sued. With Adam Abrams of the Texas Environmental Law Center representing them, they argued the public trust doctrine, a notion with roots in Roman law that posits that states hold vital natural resources in trust for the benefit … Continue reading
House agriculture panel threatens California animal safety laws – Los Angeles Times
That could jeopardize California laws to protect chickens as well as one to ban … vice president of government affairs at the Environmental Working Group. “We’ve never seen anything that would so profoundly threaten the ability of states …
Apple abandons green certification – CNN
Apple is signaling that it won’t let future design decisions be governed by those seeking to uphold environmental standards,” Erica Ogg writes for the GigaOm blog network. The decision has some strong ramifications. By U.S. law, 95% of …
Firm is spearheading opposition to Mojave Desert groundwater pumping – Chicago Tribune
The actions challenge the project’s review under state environmental law and an agreement Cadiz struck with the county that exempted the project from the county’s groundwater ordinance while setting certain conditions on the pumping. Tetra …
The Law School Class that May Just Get You a Job – Wall Street Journal
Prospective law school students worried about landing a job after … Trade Control Compliance and Environmental Risk Class 6: Internal Audits & Internal Investigations Class 7:Using Data Analytics in Compliance Programs Students may yawn …
Firm is spearheading opposition to Mojave Desert groundwater pumping – Los Angeles Times
The actions challenge the project’s review under state environmental law and an agreement Cadiz struck with the county that exempted the project from the county’s groundwater ordinance while setting certain conditions on the pumping. Tetra …
Citizens of Detroit Support Crittendon’s Legal Action Over Circus Men in Masks – Huffington Post
Now up is EJ Principle No. 10 which: “considers governmental acts of environmental injustice a violation of international law, the Universal Declaration On Human Rights, and the United Nations Convention on Genocide.” After reading of the anti …
Boardwalk Advocates File Suit to Block Concrete – New York Times Blogs
Susan Amron, chief of the environmental law division of the New York City Law Department, said her department had received the papers and was “reviewing them thoroughly.”
House bill would cut environmental review time for mines – Duluth News Tribune
There has been no action on the proposal in the Senate, which has been less favorable to major changes in environmental laws. And on Wednesday the Obama administration issued a statement saying the bill would circumvent public protections of …
Guest opinion: Enforcing environmental laws best use for your taxes – News-Press
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is charged with protecting Florida’s natural resources, including our air, water and land. To do this effectively, the agency is divided into three primary areas — regulatory programs, land …
