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
The Supreme Court Strikes Again By Jason Mark June 30, 2022 In a 6–3 ruling, justices dramatically limit the EPA’s authority to reduce carbon pollution from power plants In this story: Supreme Court, climate change, environmental law
The Supreme Court v. A Livable Planet By Jason Mark and Rebecca Stoner February 15, 2022 An upcoming climate case is nothing less than an attempt to dismantle modern government In this story: Supreme Court, environmental law
Flint’s Water Settlement Is a Kick in the Face By Jessica Myers December 17, 2021 $626 million might seem like a lot, but not when 99,000 people drank tainted water In this story: environmental law, environmental justice, water, clean water, urban living
There’s No Time to Waste in Bringing the Carbon Barons to Justice By Jason Mark July 29, 2020 Climate liability cases are gaining ground just as Big Oil is going broke In this story: climate change, environmental law
Trump's NEPA Rollback Favors More Pollution and Less Community Input By Jonathan Hahn July 17, 2020 The move would significantly weaken the law In this story: environmental law, climate change
Racism Is Killing the Planet By Hop Hopkins June 8, 2020 The ideology of white supremacy leads the way toward disposable people and a disposable natural world In this story: environmental justice, environmental law
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Construction on Border Wall By Jacob Shea May 29, 2019 ACLU and the Sierra Club win Round 1 in challenge against Trump’s emergency declaration In this story: borderlands, environmental law
Sierra Club's Badass Lawyers Take the Trump Administration to Task By Wendy Becktold September 2, 2018 The organization has slowed the rollback of environmental protections In this story: environmental law