
Trump funding freeze halts key environmental projects in Los Angeles area – Orange County Register
President Trump’s freeze on federal spending has halted a $20 million project for new trees, including in Altadena. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click…
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Newsom Suspends State Environmental Rules for Rebuilding After Fires
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a broad executive order that aims to make it easier to rebuild after the fires by suspending California’s costly and time-consuming environmental review process for…
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Newsom suspends environmental rules to ease post-fire rebuilding
Landmark California environmental laws will be suspended for wildfire victims seeking to rebuild their homes and businesses, according to an executive order signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Requirements for…
Read More »Supreme Court may sharply limit environmental impact statements
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court may be about to sharply limit the reach of so-called environmental impact statements, which gauge potential harm of proposed developments and often cause projects to be…
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UN expert condemns ‘severe crackdowns’ on environmental protestors in UK – JURIST
UN expert Michel Forst published a letter Tuesday detailing his concerns on the treatment of environmental protestors in the UK. Forst condemned the “severe crackdowns” on environmental protestors, including the…
Read More »A Martin Luther King Jr. Day case for environmental justice
Ben Jealous, the first Black executive director of the Sierra Club, couldn’t make it to a recent news conference in South L.A., held in the shadow of the monument to…
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Australia Environmental, Social and Governance December 2023 Update
AUSTRALIAN UPDATE ASIC to Focus on Net Zero Statements and Targets On 21-22 November 2023, the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) hosted the ASIC Annual Forum, outlining: The progress…
Read More »Cindy Montañez, pioneering political and environmental leader, dies at 49
For Cindy Montañez, the seeds of her drive to fight for her community were planted before she was even born. Her grandfather, a miner in the Mexican state of Zacatecas,…
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Canada Supreme Court rules environmental impact act is partially unconstitutional – JURIST
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled by a 5-2 majority Friday that the federal government’s Impact Assessment Act (IAA) and its accompanying regulations are partially unconstitutional, as they empower the…
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Monica H. Khetarpal Named Co-Leader of Jackson Lewis’ Environmental, Social and Governance Group
NEW YORK, NY (September 5, 2023) Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce Monica H. Khetarpal has been named co-leader of the firm’s Environmental, Social and…
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ELC Supports Efforts by Tribes and Environmental Justice Advocates to Reframe California Water Rights – Mills Legal Clinic of Stanford Law School
As climate change makes water scarcity a perpetual reality in California, the health, culture, and wellbeing of vulnerable Californians and the survival of native species hinge on the State’s stewardship…
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Environmental Law Clinic Pushes for Federal Ban on Leaded Aviation Gasoline – Mills Legal Clinic of Stanford Law School
Yesterday, advanced clinic student Sydney Speizman spoke on behalf of the Stanford Environmental Law Clinic client County of Santa Clara at a public hearing before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…
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Environmental Law Clinic Weighs in on EPA’s Effort to Reduce Light-Duty Vehicle Emissions – Mills Legal Clinic of Stanford Law School
On March 3, the Environmental Law Clinic filed an amicus brief on behalf of the International Council on Clean Transportation in a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals case dealing with…
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EU dispatch: Poland’s challenges to EU environmental laws complicate policy in run-up to 2024 EU elections – JURIST
Law students from the European Union are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting the European Union and its member states. Jacky-Long Mouthuy is a law student at…
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