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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

What is Environmental Law? Humanity has been aware of its environment far longer than there have been laws to protect environments. However, the term “environmental law” does not just cover government legislation. These are not “laws” per se but act as such within a regulatory framework.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. applied federal common law. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate at gmail dot com.

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Policy News: July 27, 2021

ESA

Judge rules Maui County, Hawaii must receive a Clean Water Act permit in a case that reached the Supreme Court. Maine law banning PFAS takes effect. Nominations: The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 10-10 to advance Tracy Stone-Manning’s nomination to the full Senate. International.

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The Trump Watch: What Does the New Administration Portend for the Environment?

Vermont Law

Try explaining that to your new Peruvian sister-in-law. However, the Clean Power Plan is currently tied up in the D.C. Environmental law scholars have, nevertheless, devoted tens of thousands of pages of law review articles to debate the plan’s legality by parsing sections 111(d) and 112 of the Clean Air Act.

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Policy News: May 6, 2021

ESA

At this point, the administration has failed to develop its policy beyond a catchy tagline,” House Natural Resources Committee ranking member Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) introduced the Safeguarding America’s Future and Environment (SAFE) Act ( S. He signed it into law. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Rep. 1420 and H.R.

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