Environmental Law 
Forestry-environmental conference draws representatives from Latin America and Caribbean – Tico Times
More than 200 people representing 22 Latin American and Caribbean countries were on hand Wednesday for the opening of the eighth Latin American Conference on Forest and Environmental Law at the Colegio de Abogados y Abogadas in Zapote in east … Continue reading
Another View: Assault on environmental laws must be stopped – Hanford Sentinel
Americans must once again stand up for their right to clean air and clean water. Since the beginning of this year, Republicans in the House have averaged roughly a vote every day the chamber has been in session to undermine … Continue reading
Judge OKs NC plans for Charlotte-area toll road – msnbc.com
Once a road is built, it stays built, so it’s essential that the state gets it right,” said Chandra Taylor, an attorney for the Southern Environmental Law Center. “We don’t have hundreds of millions of dollars to waste on a … Continue reading
EPA won’t back down on embattled air rules – Houston Chronicle
“If all you listen to is doomsday predictions, then you would have never done any major environmental law ever in this country,” McCarthy said.
House Republicans’ assault on our environmental laws must be stopped – Kansas City Star
Americans must once again stand up for their right to clean air and clean water. Since the beginning of this year, Republicans in the House have averaged roughly a vote every day the chamber has been in session to undermine … Continue reading
Who Could Refuse to Protect the Rainforest of Brazil and Feed 9 Billion People? – Huffingtonpost.com
Along with that, we have managed to export U.S. $88 billion annually in agribusiness products to over 140 countries under the stronghold of an outdated environmental law passed in 1965. Forty-six years ago it was impossible to foresee the need … Continue reading
Bill would let Border Patrol break environmental laws – The News & Observer
WASHINGTON House Republicans want to give the U.S. Border Patrol unprecedented authority to ignore 36 environmental laws on federal land in a 100-mile zone along the Canadian and Mexican borders. If the legislation is approved, the Border Patrol …
Marten Law Launches San Francisco Office – TMCnet
Robert Lawrence, former chair of Orrick’s environmental transactions group, will anchor Marten Law’s new San Francisco office – making it one of the largest environmental and energy law firms on the West Coast. The firm’s new San Francisco …
GOP wants environmental laws waived for Border Patrol – Bellingham Herald
WASHINGTON — In a move aimed at improving national security, House Republicans want to give the U.S. Border Patrol unprecedented authority to ignore 36 environmental laws on federal land in a 100-mile zone stretching along the Canadian and …
Environmental education belongs in the classroom – Baltimore Sun
No valid environmental curriculum could avoid touching on these … they might elect a Congress less inclined to pass laws rolling back regulations governing cement kiln emissions, a major source of mercury, as the House did earlier this month.
