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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Some of the world's oldest environmental protections were designed with human health in mind. The Clean Air Act is an excellent example of this following the publication of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring. Learn more about environmental law degrees. Key Current US Environmental Laws. Sponsored Content.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

First, the court said the cities’ novel theories of liability based on the defendants’ sales of their product did not differentiate their claims from earlier transboundary pollution suits in which the Supreme Court ( American Electric Power Co. Connecticut ) and Ninth Circuit ( Native Village of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp. AquAlliance v.

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Policy News: May 17, 2021

ESA

FERC – Climate Change, Extreme Weather, and Electric System Reliability Technical Conference (June 1 & 2). EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit. Comments must be received on or before May 21, 2021. Justice Dept.

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Policy News: May 6, 2021

ESA

FERC – Climate Change, Extreme Weather, and Electric System Reliability – Technical Conference (June 1 & 2). EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit. Forest Service – Hiawatha Resource Advisory Committee (May 13).

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