Vermont, Other States Push for “Climate Superfund” Bill to Hold Polluting Companies Accountable By Dana Drugmand February 3, 2024 Climate-driven extreme weather is wreaking havoc across the country. Lawmakers want fossil fuel companies to pay. In this story: climate change, environmental law
Supreme Court Hears Koch-Backed Cases Designed to Unleash Deregulatory Bonanza By Jake Johnson January 19, 2024 "Everything from the climate to consumer safety could be worse off thanks to this potential decision" In this story: environmental law, EPA
Rainforest Alliance and Hershey Sued for Falsely Claiming Fair Labor and Sustainability By Jessian Choy January 18, 2024 The class action lawsuit seeks to hold ecolabel certifiers accountable In this story: food and drink, environmental justice, labor, forests, environmental law
Celebrating America’s Greatest Wildlife Conservation Law By Carl Safina December 11, 2023 A tribute to the Endangered Species Act on its 50th anniversary In this story: endangered species, environmental law
Why One of the Nation’s Most Crucial Environmental Laws Is Being Modernized By Lindsey Botts September 27, 2023 Environmental groups are cautiously optimistic about new NEPA rules In this story: clean energy, environmental justice, environmental law
Youth Plaintiffs Notch a Victory in Landmark Climate Change Lawsuit By Micah Drew August 15, 2023 Montana judge rules that young people have a constitutional right to a clean and healthy environment In this story: climate change, environmental law
“We Hope to Make a Spark Here” By Micah Drew July 1, 2023 A landmark climate change trial has just wrapped up in Montana. What happens next? In this story: climate change, environmental law
How to Greenwash an Attack on a Major Environmental Law By Osha Gray Davidson February 27, 2023 An effort to whittle down the National Environmental Protection Act isn’t new—but the arguments for doing so sure are In this story: legislation, environmental law
River as Plaintiff By Aaron Isherwood and Ross Macfarlane January 25, 2023 Two new books illustrate the legacy of Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas and the Sierra Club’s role in shaping environmental law In this story: books, environmental law
Yes, We Need to Build a Lot More Renewable Energy a Lot Faster. But Scrapping Environmental Laws Isn’t the Way to Do That. By Nick Cunningham November 14, 2022 Do we really need “permitting reform”? In this story: renewable energy, utility rates, environmental law