Environmental Law News

May 21 - In two sharply worded letters sent to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell today, prominent scientists argued for continued protections for gray wolves across the lower 48 states and criticized a draft federal proposal to remove those protections for being premature and failing to follow the best available science.

As a resident and business owner in Newmarket, I have an enduring love for my town.

The EPA wants to add a former Creek County oil refinery to the Superfund list. The 125-acre site is located on the northeast side of Bristow on West 221st Street.

The streets are so much darker now, since money for streetlights is rarely available to municipal governments.

Rep. Ed Markey hasn't yet won the Massachusetts special election for the open Senate seat, but some of his colleagues are already weighing in on his committee seats.

Republican lawmakers are launching an investigation into claims that the Environmental Protection Agency, while giving preferential treatment to environmental groups, made it harder for conservative groups to obtain government records.

It doesn't really matter what your political party affiliation is: There are times when you hear about a Supreme Court ruling, and you are left scratching your head.

The Yuba River Charter School stresses love of the arts and the outdoors in a "whole child" learning program "to serve the whole world." Yet when administrators and parents for the unique Nevada County school went looking for pastoral locations for a new campus, they ran into a world of abandoned mines and toxic contamination from the region's gold ... (more)

The Environmental Protection Agency will not ask for an additional review of the Route 219 project from the Meyersdale Bypass north to Somerset.

Angelenos will take to the polls Tuesday to choose the city's next mayor, attorney and controller after the candidates in those three major races failed to secure a majority of the vote in the March 5 election.

Oakland County will receive a $600,000 federal grant to help local communities and developers determine if contaminated land can be reclaimed and redeveloped.

An environmental group is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, claiming it hasn't pushed Utah hard enough to clean up air pollution across urban areas of northern Utah.

In the August 28, 2012, column in this series, "Natural Gas and Zoning: The Commonwealth Court's Act 13 Decision," David G. Mandelbaum discussed Robinson Township v. Public Utilities Commission , holding Act 13's zoning pre-emption to be unconstitutional.

The Environmental Law Institute has announced that Robert P. Brooks , a wetlands scientist at Penn State, has received the 2013 National Wetlands Award for Science Research.

Waiting to pump gas or mow your lawn until evening this summer may benefit your wallet in coming years.

Envirogen Technologies announced the launch of a new technology offering designed to help industrial facilities manage their air emissions performance and meet regulatory and permit requirements through the control of volatile organic contaminants , hazardous air pollutants and odors.

We feel as if we're in a bizarre Wonderland that is unfortunately called the political reality in America! The faster we run towards devouring new information about the negative health effects of glyphosate herbicide) and GMOs, the more we're frustrated by the continuing attacks on our body politic by Monsanto and their minions.

Rebecca MacKenzie said she chose to plant marigolds over vegetables because she is afraid to harvest food from a patch of earth so close to the waste-burning incinerators of Wheelabrator Claremont Company, about a mile away.

As a commercial fisherman who relies on the health of the Bristol Bay salmon resource in Alaska, I was happy to see your article published April 26th discussing the EPA's release of their revised Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment.

Moss Point is among 6 municipalities in the state that have been awarded brownfield grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and community department personnel hope it will help identify and cleanup former industrial sites and properties across the city.