Just to bring you up to date, about a week a ago a UK High Court Judge ruled that Al Gore’s climate film “An Inconvenient Truth” would be allowed to be shown in British classrooms as long as the film…
The National Marine Fisheries Service in a settlement with environmentalists agreed to protect the “critical habitat” of Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals, which are the first species to be recognized as threatened by global warming, according to an article from The…
It’s been interesting to read the comments regarding Mass v. EPA - many people seem to assume that the Supreme Court ruling is the equivalent of regulation by the EPA. This is not the case. The ruling stated that if…
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It’s been so long since the lawyers argued Mass. v. EPA before the Supreme Court that even I had almost forgotten about it. There had been speculation that the court would throw the case about. But now there’s a decision,…
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Image U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Two conservation groups, the Center for Biological Diversity and Pacific Environment are suing the federal government for not doing enough to protect polar bears and walruses against the threats of oil and gas exploration…
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I’ll be honest - I felt a little lost last week reading the oral arguments from the Supreme Court. I’m no lawyer, and while I understand the basics of the case, I knew there were a lot of subtleties I…
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Have you ever wondered what goes on in the Supreme Court? Me neither. But here’s the text of the oral arguments presented Wednesday before the Supreme Court. Of course, this is a mere 50-some pages of testimony. Not even close…
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The federal Clean Air Act gives the EPA authority to regulate air pollutants. In the case of Massachusetts v. EPA, Massachusetts and several other states are attempting to force the EPA to regulate the greenhouse gases emitted by vehicles in…
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