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Death by a Thousand Cuts: Ontario’s Dismantling of the Endangered Species Act

Enviromental Defense

Unfortunately, changes to regulations in recent years clearly highlight Ontario’s lack of effort to protect these species. Policies that had been put in place to protect species at risk have since been whittled down, most notably by the current provincial government, as a way to prioritize development. Where do we go from here?

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Mountain Valley Pipeline: Science, Community Activism, and the Fight to Preserve Scientist voices

Union of Concerned Scientists

As such, we feel it is more important than ever for scientists to contribute to issues within their community and protect the voice of scientists in policy and regulation. 3 tips for scientists interested in informing policy and regulations 1. This brought the case to the U.S.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Circuit concluded that EPA had acted arbitrarily and capriciously in determining that the four elements of the regulations that had been stayed met these requirements. The magistrate judge’s order also set the trial to begin on February 5, 2018.

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Nature needs defenders in today’s Ontario

Enviromental Defense

By Environmental Defence’s count, the last several years have witnessed over 10 major changes to laws, regulations and policies that have rolled back protection for nature and wildlife in Ontario. Endangered species are the rarest and most vulnerable plants and animals.By

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).

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Climate Attribution and the Willow Project: Federal Obligations to Evaluate the Effects of Fossil Fuel Leasing on Endangered Species

Law Columbia

If the BA determines that the action is “likely” to affect a listed species, the consulting service(s) must then publish a more detailed Biological Opinion (BiOp) describing the effects of the project on listed species and the measures that the federal agency is taking to ensure the action is not likely to jeopardize affected species.

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How a Federal Drought Relief Program Left Southern Oregon Parched—and Contributed to the Ongoing Groundwater Crisis in the West

Circle of Blue

Then came new conservation regulations and litigation that complicated USBR’s water obligations. Since 2018, a new group with many of the same members and staff called the Klamath Project Drought Response Agency (KPDRA), has been administering the water bank’s land idling and groundwater pumping programs, subject to USBR funding and approval.

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