Rainforest Alliance and Hershey Sued for Falsely Claiming Fair Labor and Sustainability The class action lawsuit seeks to hold ecolabel certifiers accountable By Jessian Choy January 18, 2024 In this story: food and drink, environmental justice, labor, forests, environmental law
Celebrating America’s Greatest Wildlife Conservation Law A tribute to the Endangered Species Act on its 50th anniversary By Carl Safina December 11, 2023 In this story: endangered species, environmental law
Why One of the Nation’s Most Crucial Environmental Laws Is Being Modernized Environmental groups are cautiously optimistic about new NEPA rules By Lindsey Botts September 27, 2023 In this story: clean energy, environmental justice, environmental law
Youth Plaintiffs Notch a Victory in Landmark Climate Change Lawsuit Montana judge rules that young people have a constitutional right to a clean and healthy environment By Micah Drew August 15, 2023 In this story: climate change, environmental law
“We Hope to Make a Spark Here” A landmark climate change trial has just wrapped up in Montana. What happens next? By Micah Drew July 1, 2023 In this story: climate change, environmental law
How to Greenwash an Attack on a Major Environmental Law An effort to whittle down the National Environmental Protection Act isn’t new—but the arguments for doing so sure are By Osha Gray Davidson February 27, 2023 In this story: legislation, environmental law
River as Plaintiff Two new books illustrate the legacy of Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas and the Sierra Club’s role in shaping environmental law By Aaron Isherwood and Ross Macfarlane January 25, 2023 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. Do we really need “permitting reform”? By Nick Cunningham November 14, 2022 In this story: renewable energy, utilities, environmental law
The Supreme Court Strikes Again In a 6–3 ruling, justices dramatically limit the EPA’s authority to reduce carbon pollution from power plants By Jason Mark June 30, 2022 In this story: Supreme Court, climate change, environmental law
The Supreme Court v. A Livable Planet An upcoming climate case is nothing less than an attempt to dismantle modern government By Jason Mark and Rebecca Stoner February 15, 2022 In this story: Supreme Court, environmental law