Environmental Law

But as foreign investors begin pouring in, activists in what was once known as Burma say endemic corruption, virtually nonexistent environmental laws and a long-repressed civil society make it “ripe for environmental rape.” They hope that it will at least … Continue reading →

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 …

But it is also being condemned as a thinly veiled attempt to “gut a century’s worth” of environmental laws aimed at preserving public lands, historic sites and national monuments. In essence, the National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act gives … Continue reading →

Craig Slater, one of the region’s top environmental law specialists, has left Harter Secrest and Emery LLP, to form his own solo practice and, to also join Frontier Industrial Group of Cos. as its general counsel and vice president.

If the allegations are true, Wal-Mart was bribing local government bureaucrats to skirt environmental regulations, rewrite zoning laws and intentionally expand itself faster than any of its competitors could possibly, legally, match. Such …

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 …

How often does “The Federalist” come up when you are a bankruptcy attorney? Classes in legal research or in copyright law or environmental law are now “essential” depending on students’ career ambitions. “The Federalist”?

and the David Suzuki Foundation will take out newspaper ads to draw attention to proposed changes to environmental law contained in the government’s latest budget implementation bill. The Black Out, Speak Out campaign calls on Canadians to raise their …

MORE than 200 delegates from various sectors in Davao City attended Monday the one-day seminar on various environmental laws. Organized by Bantay Bayan Foundation Inc. (BBFI) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environment Management …

Eleven environmental groups, including Greenpeace, the World Wildlife Fund and the David Suzuki Foundation took out newspaper ads Monday to draw attention to proposed changes to environmental law contained in the government’s latest budget implementation bill.