Environmental Law

University of Texas allows Chavez-Lee fight after initial plan to ban Sun Bowl bout – New York Daily News

The University of Texas System chancellor announced Friday he will allow a high-profile boxing match to be held on the school’s El Paso campus if law enforcement can ensure a safe environment, reversing a 3-day-old ban that had upset city … Continue reading

Groups challenge permit for cement plant in NC – Daily Reflector

The StarNews of Wilmington reported (http://bit.ly/Io7cPN) that the Southern Environmental Law Center represents the groups, which filed an appeal Friday over the permit issued for Titan America. The groups filed the appeal with the state Office of …

Experts Examine New Developments in Peacebuilding and Natural Resource Management – Reliefweb.int

The event marked the formal launch of a series of six flagship books on the topic developed by the Environmental Law Institute, the United Nations Environment Programme, the University of Tokyo, and McGill University. In opening the event, Ambassador Jarmo … Continue reading

Hong Kong: Environmental Law Conference held by DOJ – Press Trust

The Prosecutions Division of the Department of Justice today (April 27) held the Environmental Law Conference 2012: Enforcement and Awareness, which was attended by more than 80 participants, including prosecutors, legal practitioners, scholars and …

Opposition MPs demand separate environment bill – CBC

Speaking to reporters after question period she said the budget bill contains “the most devastating changes to environmental law in Canada in the last 40 years in one law.” May said the government is going to try to pass the … Continue reading

University of Texas allowing fight at Sun Bowl – msnbc.com

The University of Texas System chancellor announced Friday he will allow a high-profile boxing match to be held on the school’s El Paso campus if law enforcement can ensure a safe environment, reversing a 3-day-old ban that had upset city … Continue reading

U. of Texas to allow Chavez-Lee fight – FOXSports.com

The University of Texas System chancellor announced Friday he will allow a high-profile boxing match to be held on the school’s El Paso campus if law enforcement can ensure a safe environment, reversing a 3-day-old ban that had upset city … Continue reading

Titan’s air quality permit challenged – Star News Online

the state’s permit for Titan’s pollution fails residents and visitors of North Carolina and violates state and federal law,” stated Geoff Gisler, an attorney for the Southern Environmental Law Center who represents the groups, in a release.

Gov’t appeals order to release classified document – msnbc.com

The judge sided with the Center for International Environmental Law, which had sought the paper from the U.S. Trade Representative under the Freedom of Information Act. The Justice Department this week filed a notice that it was appealing the decision.

New York Local Laws Will Be Considered Before Issuing Fracking Permits – NASDAQ

While NY state laws do regulate the oil and natural gas industry … The drilling technique has led to fears of water contamination, but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has not been able to definitively prove that natural gas drilling … Continue reading