Legal Planet
AUGUST 25, 2022
If you do corporate work, you can focus on ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance). Or you can work for the government — for instance, as someone who prosecutes environmental crimes. Energy regulation is increasingly entwined with the need to cut carbon emissions. One important area for work involves the energy sector.
Legal Planet
AUGUST 26, 2021
This was a case under the Endangered Species Act. The Supreme Court interpreted the statute to place an absolute priority on preserving endangered species, regardless of the impact on the economy or other government goals. This gave EPA the power to impose limits on carbon emissions by vehicles and industry.
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Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
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).
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 12, 2024
A CNN poll in December found that 73 percent of respondents in the United States say the federal government has some level of responsibility to curb climate change. In a Pew poll last summer, two-thirds of respondents said the federal government is not doing enough to protect air and water quality.
Law Columbia
JULY 6, 2017
The federal government argued that denial of the motion to dismiss was based on clear error and that mandamus was warranted to confine the district court to the lawful exercise of its jurisdiction. Federal Government Moved to Dismiss Keystone Pipeline Challenges. filed June 13, 2017).
Law Columbia
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Opponents of EPA Carbon Standards for New Coal-Fired Power Plants Filed Initial Briefs.
ESA
DECEMBER 20, 2021
Senate committee holds hearing for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. California, Arizona, Nevada and the federal government reach agreement to reduce water consumption in the Colorado River basin. A draft of IPBES’ thematic assessment of invasive alien species and their control is open for review. Executive Branch.
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