Why we need environmental regulations
Many people are unaware of the impact of environmental laws, making it easier to push for deregulation.
Tag: U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court changes the game on federal environmental reviews
There is a new interpretation of a law requiring federal agencies to document the environmental effects of proposed actions.
Lawsuits seeking to address climate change have promise but face uncertain future
Concerned people and groups continue to file climate-related lawsuits across the country and around the world.
Forget the feds under Trump: State courts can make climate polluters pay
Recent legal developments are encouraging in holding fossil fuel companies accountable for climate change.
Supreme Court could narrow the scope of federal environmental reviews
Less consideration could be given to how projects would contribute to climate change.
Climate is front and center in an election year
Current policies have done nothing to change the warming of the planet.
Florida among states appealing to US Supreme Court to halt EPA’s carbon rule
They say the Biden administration rule threatens to shutter the country’s remaining fleet of coal-fired power plants.
The Supreme Court overturns Chevron doctrine, gutting federal environmental protections
Scrapping the legal precedent could send a 'convulsive shock' to decades of federal regulations
Millions of acres of Florida wetlands could lose federal protection — here’s what’s at stake
Almost a quarter of Florida's land may be at greater risk of pollution or development, an Environmental Defense Fund analysis ...
What the recent Supreme Court ruling could mean for US wetlands
The Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ruling reinterprets the Clean Water Act, narrowing some of its protections.