Coastal Erosion Government Law 
Legal Planet
MARCH 3, 2025
These bills are designed to function similarly to the federal Superfund law, which allows the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to seek funds retroactively from polluters to clean up contaminated sites. The state is currently in the process of creating the framework and methodology for implementing this new law.
A Greener Life
JULY 6, 2025
However, recent efforts have focused on reversing this trend, with the government implementing stricter enforcement of environmental regulations and bolstering sustainable initiatives, such as promoting conservation efforts and enforcing land-use restrictions. This decline marks a notable shift after years of rising deforestation rates.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
The foundational document of international human rights law is the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Flooding, coastal erosion, wildfires, thawing permafrost, and extreme weather events are causing unprecedented loss and damage of places and customs. What’s next for climate and cultural rights?
Law Columbia
APRIL 9, 2024
Switzerland (“ KlimaSeniorinnen ”), the Court held that by failing to put in place a domestic regulatory framework for climate change mitigation, the Swiss government violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the right to respect for private and family life. In Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v.
Circle of Blue
MARCH 6, 2023
In an effort to slow coastal erosion, $74 million will be used to build islands and rubble reefs in Illinois Beach State Park. Twenty-seven states — including Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin, all of which had no laws or regulations at all — received an ‘F’ grade. Minnesota, Illinois, and Indiana were given ‘D’ grades.
The Energy Law
OCTOBER 2, 2020
By granting the petition, the Supreme Court has agreed to review the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision remanding the suit to state court after rejecting the energy companies’ contention that they were acting as federal officers pursuant to historical contracts with the federal government.
The Energy Law
OCTOBER 2, 2020
By granting the petition, the Supreme Court has agreed to review the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision remanding the suit to state court after rejecting the energy companies’ contention that they were acting as federal officers pursuant to historical contracts with the federal government.
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