The Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Doctrine, Gutting Federal Environmental Protections By Jake Bittle and Zoya Teirstein June 28, 2024 Scrapping the legal precedent could send a "convulsive shock" to decades of federal environmental, financial, and healthcare regulations In this story: Supreme Court, environmental law
Youths Win Landmark Settlement in Hawai'i That Enshrines “Life-Sustaining Climate Policy” Into Law By Dana Drugmand June 22, 2024 The outcome of the case marks a major victory for young climate activists In this story: climate change, environmental law
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