Environmental Law

NRF Calls on Congress to Reform Law Regulating Imported Products Containing Wood or Plant Material – StreetInsider.com

“Retailers recognize the need for environmental conservation but the current law leaves them guessing on which products are legal and which aren’t,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. “Congress needs to carefully review the Lacey Act to …

NRF Calls on Congress to Reform Law Regulating Imported Products Containing Wood or Plant Material – Yahoo Finance

“Retailers recognize the need for environmental conservation but the current law leaves them guessing on which products are legal and which aren’t,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. “Congress needs to carefully review the Lacey …

NRF Calls on Congress to Reform Law Regulating Imported Products Containing Wood or Plant Material – Boston Globe

“Retailers recognize the need for environmental conservation but the current law leaves them guessing on which products are legal and which aren’t,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. “Congress needs to carefully review the Lacey …

Romney’s EPA would look familiar – Politico.com

Moving new environmental legislation — particularly to weaken current laws — would prove difficult at best in such a divided Congress, which struggles to coalesce on nearly anything. And the courts — tasked with interpreting the …

Mitt Romney’s EPA would likely look familiar – Politico.com

Moving new environmental legislation — particularly to weaken current laws — would prove difficult at best in such a divided Congress, which struggles to coalesce on nearly anything. And the courts — tasked with interpreting the …

Emails show O’Malley’s close ties to Perdue lawyer – Baltimore Sun

A series of emails between Gov. Martin O’Malley and Perdue’s corporate lawyer shows what an environmental group calls a “cozy relationship” between the two law school classmates as Maryland’s chief executive weighs farm pollution regulations of …

Environment laws getting facelift to accelerate projects: Joe Oliver – Regina Leader-Post

OTTAWA — Are Canada’s environmental protection laws under attack, being systematically dismantled and replaced through the back door via legislation the government has tabled to implement its budget? While some environmentalists fear the …

Judge invalidates Glassell Park charter school’s lease – Los Angeles Times

Jones. Her ruling came in a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Community College District filed by a coalition of community groups over the college district’s compliance with environmental laws. The coalition had challenged the legality of the …

Nigeria: NESREA Vows to Implement Environmental Laws – AllAfrica.com

The National Environmental Standards and Regulatory Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has expressed its determination to implement environmental laws. The agency stated this in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by Mr Sule Oyofo, the agency’s public …

Pigeon River paper mill pollution fight postponed – WBIR

The Southern Environmental Law Center issued a release Monday saying the partial agreement will postpone litigation over the latest permit issued to the paper mill until January 2013. That postponement will allow scientists time to conduct a new study of … Continue reading