Environmental Law

The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control says it will only allow the … Sayreville Seaport Associates filed its appeal earlier this month with the S.C. Administrative Law Court.

A coal mine pollutant discharge rule change proposed by the Department of Environmental Protection would remove from state law a measure requiring coal mine facilities to meet not only their specifically permitted effluent limitations but all of the state …

Reiterating his gratitude for the ombudsman’s “display of political will to enforce environmental laws,” Paje said the reactivation of an environmental team by Morales “has taken the next step further in building institutional support within the …

Gov. Jerry Brown gave his approval Wednesday to spending billions of dollars in government money for a high-speed rail line that still faces major funding, environmental and political challenges before it could connect Los Angeles and San Francisco.

In three separate lawsuits filed this week, the groups allege that the city’s recently approved Hollywood Community Plan violates state environmental law because officials failed to consider the impacts on traffic, air quality and public services.

Here are the letters I promised from a trio of Simon Fraser University scientists who have been criticizing the Conservative government’s changes to environmental laws, which they claim will weaken protection for fish habitat and the environment.

… required to pay sales tax on those portions of the services that do not involve the environmental cleanup of real property? A New York state administrative law judge (ALJ), applying the “primary function” test, has held that the services … Continue reading →

She’s right. Waiving laws will not make our nation any safer, and despite its name, Bishop’s bill isn’t really about national security. Targeting environmental laws simply fits the current Republican mindset. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor …

The environmental groups filed an amended complaint April 3 seeking to have the EPA’s July 29, 2011, denial of their July 30, 2008 petition for a CWA rule declared “arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance … Continue reading →

This could be the largest and most influential piece of domestic environmental legislation since the Clean … the real final bill for a letter-of-the-law itemization of fines BP owes is $192 billion. Although a $167 billion difference in …