Environmental Law

On Endangered Species Day, Stories of Unparalleled Success

Kieran Suckling | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Endangered Species, President Nixon, Sea Turtles, Environmental Law, Center for Biological Diversity, Endangered Species Day, Green News
Kieran Suckling

It has saved 99 percent of the 1,482 native species under its care from disappearing forever. But the Act isn't just about avoiding extinction. It's about setting these species on a path to recovery. On that point, there are amazing stories worth celebrating:

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Why Fracking and Other Disasters Are So Hard to Stop

Peter Montague | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Natural Gas, Animals, Environmental Law, Fracking, Campaign Finance, Green News
Peter Montague

U.S. environmental law commonly presumes that all economic growth is safe and that it is "reasonable" until someone can prove otherwise.

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Boom to Bust: China, the U.S., and the Environment

Jason J. Czarnezki | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: China Climate Change, Environmental Policy, China Pollution, Climate Change, Public Health, Green Energy, Pollution, Environmental Law, China, Global Warming, Green News
Jason J. Czarnezki

In both China and the U.S., economic progress should be based on sustainability and improvement of existing resources rather than simply growth and acquisition.

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Lacey Act: The Diverse Coalition That Supports It and Why Efforts to Weaken It Should Be Resisted

Jake Schmidt | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Illegal Logging, Gibson Guitars, Global Deforestation, Lacey Act, Jobs, Environmental Law, Forests, Timber, Trees, Green News
Jake Schmidt

The Lacey Act is a powerful tool in efforts to stop the destruction of the world's forests, protect American jobs, and help establish rule of law in developing countries.

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The Supreme Court's AEP Decision: Snatching Climate Change Solutions Victory from the Jaws of Defeat

Howard Learner | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Federal Common Law, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, American Electric Power, Environmental Law, Energy Law, Global Warming, Climate Change, Politics News
Howard Learner

In today's politically polarized environment, legislative and judicial actions tend to be characterized as either stunning victories or crushing defeats.

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Natural Burial Is a Gentler Way to Leave

Anne Dilenschneider | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Organic Shrouds, Natural Burial Grounds, Casket, Pine Casket, San Jose, Cemetery, Seminars, Eco-Friendly, Nitrogen Oxide, Dioxin, Embalming, Green Burial Council, Funeral, Willow Casket, Embalming Fluid, Environmental, Environmentally-Friendly Caskets Final Footprint, Coffin, Philip Donald Batchelder, Environmentally Friendly Coffins, Mercury Pollution, Batchelder, Urn, Crematory Mercury, Climate Change, Sulphur Dioxide, Environmental Law, Natural Burial, Funeral Rule, Cremation, Eco-Friendly Coffins, Denver, Hospice, Green Burial, Funeral Consumer Alliance, Funeral Industry, Biodegradable Coffins, Bloomington, Carbon Dioxide, Half Moon Bay, Pre-Posthumous Society, Fair Wage, Land Trusts, Death, Green America, Sustainable, Mary Woodson, Biodegradable Caskets, FTC Funeral Rule, Palliative Care, Caffe Lucca, Environmentally-Friendly, Burial Vaults, Willow, Acid Rain, Montara, Jane Hillhouse, Continuing Education, Eco-Friendly Caskets, Ecoffins, Biodegradable, Fair Trade, Raleigh, Healthy Living News
Anne Dilenschneider

Commercial funeral practices put gallons of embalming fluid, and tons of metal and exotic hardwoods into the ground. And I was surprised to learn that cremation is equally polluting and energy-intensive.

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NAELS 2010 Staying Afloat: Adapting to Climate Change in the Gulf Coast and Beyond

Dan Worth | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Naels, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, New Orleans, Environmental Law, Climate Adaptation, College of Law, College News
Dan Worth

How will New Orleans and low-lying coastal cities like it adapt to ever-increasing populations and a rapidly changing climate in the coming century?

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Birth Defects Surge in a Toxic World

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Neurotoxins, Electricity, Lead Paint Toys, Environment, Public Health, Genetics, Birth Defects, United States, Lifespan, Environmental Law, Pollution, Coal, China, Rbgh, Healthy Child Healthy World, Healthy Living News
Christopher Gavigan

According to the March of Dimes, 1 in 33 babies born in the US have a birth defect -- about twice as many as in China.

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Rights for Nature: In PA's Coal Region, A Radical Approach to Conservation Takes Root

Kate Beale | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Faith and Politics, Environmental Policy, Evangelical Climate Initiative, Tamaqua, Community Legal Defense Fund, Corporate Personhood, Evangelicals Environment, Pollution, Dick Cheney, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, Legal Rights, Green Fatigue, Environment, Environmental Law, Coal Mining, Vatican New Sins, Green News
Kate Beale

Seeking legal rights for nature appears pragmatic: just witness how corporations have flourished enjoying the same legal status. At first glance it seems counterintuitive, but perhaps it shouldn't.

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Obama v. Bush: Climate Change Executive Order Reversals, Could Establish National Energy Council (Video Roundup)

George Spyros | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Epa, Auto Emissions, President Barack Obama, Climate Change, Fight Global Warming, Fight Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Environmental Law, Environmental Legislation, Legislation, Barack Obama, Environmental Protection Agency, Automobile Emissions, Californina, Green News
George Spyros

President-elect Obama's top priority of stimulating the economy and create jobs will involve new environmental actions aimed at having long-term benefits.

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