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Environmental Defence congratulates the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party on its election win and seeks rapid action on key environmental issues 

Enviromental Defense

Do this by restricting the use of Minister’s Zoning Orders, reversing changes that weakened Conservation Authorities, the Growth Plan and Planning Act and the Endangered Species Act. Expand the Greenbelt to protect key areas like Carruthers Creek Headwaters which are under threat from sprawl development.

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Kate Janeway: Employee #10 at TNC in Washington leaves the board and a legacy of environmental service

Washington Nature

By Anya Blaney Kate Janeway has dedicated her life to environmental causes, including nine years of volunteer service with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Washington. The Nature Conservancy is a perfect fit for me,” she said, “and it’s been that way for four decades.”

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. Second Circuit Rejected Challenges to Connecticut Renewable Energy Programs.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

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. climate litigation charts. Climate Litigation Chart (Update #92): FEATURED CASE. and non-U.S. Here are the additions to the U.S.

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How Can We Protect the North Pacific Right Whale?

Ocean Conservancy

This blog was written by Kirsten Williams, Summer 2022 Legal Intern for Ocean Conservancy. Her work focuses on climate change litigation, ocean law and policy, and renewable energy. . The North Pacific right whale is one of the rarest of all large whale species, and one of the most endangered species on the planet.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Climate change : The process by which the climate changes due to “forcings”. Conservation : The preservation or restoration of a natural environment for the social, ecological, or even economical benefit. Commercial Waste : Any waste material produced as a byproduct of commercial or industrial activity.

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October 2019 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. climate litigation charts. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 126. and non-U.S. Supreme Court. 17-1258 (D.C.

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