Environmental Law

Discord between the Tories and environmentalists began this winter when the federal natural resources minister maligned environmental groups as radicals. It escalated with the introduction of Bill C-38, a package of new laws, some directly …

The Southern Environmental Law Center has announced that it intends to sue the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service for violation of the Endangered Species Act if it goes forward with the sale of leases in … Continue reading →

Discord between the Tories and environmentalists began when the federal natural resources minister maligned environmental groups as radicals. It escalated with the introduction of Bill C-38, a package of new laws, some directly targeting …

A mining company is alleging that San Bernardino County shirked state and local environmental laws when it approved an agreement on a proposed pipeline to divert groundwater from the eastern Mojave Desert to the Colorado River Aqueduct.

Frank Holleman, an attorney for the Southern Environmental Law Center, said the legal action is important to help clean up pollution from Santee Cooper’s Grainger coal-fired power plant, a now-closed facility with a history of arsenic …

TALLAHASSEE | State environmental regulators acted properly late last year when they enacted water quality standards less rigid than specific federal numeric requirements, an administrative law judge ruled Thursday in a closely watched case.

TALLAHASSEE — A Florida administrative law judge Thursday rejected a challenge by five environmental groups to the state’s proposed water pollution rules. Judge Bram Canter ruled the opponents failed to prove the rules are an invalid exercise …

Frank Holleman, an attorney for the Southern Environmental Law Center, said the legal action is important to help clean up pollution from Santee Cooper’s Grainger coal-fired power plant, a now-closed facility with a history of arsenic …

The new political reforms underway in Burma have prompted a review of US and EU policy toward the country, creating euphoria among both the local business community and overseas multinational companies. With speculation growing that the West will …

Discord between the Tories and environmentalists began when the federal natural resources minister maligned environmental groups as radicals. It escalated with the introduction of Bill C-38, a package of new laws, some directly targeting …