Lonely as it may be, the Mono Lake has revolutionized environmental law in California and the U.S., inspiring key changes in water use and air quality.

The Trump administration plans to convene the so-called God Squad, a high-level federal panel that has the power to override protections under the Endangered Species Act, for a me ...

The courtroom is quite full today as we near the end of the term. A key reason for that is this is the last day for in-person admissions to the Supreme Court Bar. The bar section is packed with groups ...

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday on a case that could reshape a key environmental law and determine the future of an oil railway project in the west. The National Environmental Policy ...

In the last two years, the Supreme Court has dismantled major climate and water protections. It’s gearing up to do more of the same in 2024. It’s been a year of legal whiplash for federal ...

Seeking environmental justice requires vast amounts of written law as well as armies of lawyers to make them fair and actionable. Two studies and a Perspective on litigation as a tool for achieving ...

An innovative environmental law teaching (EL-T) practicum created by a Boston College Law School faculty member was the subject of a discussion at the environmental law field’s most prominent event.

Rebecca Brown is the new president and CEO of the Center for International Environmental Law. Courtesy of CIEL. The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), a global leader in defending the ...

Passed in 2020, the law requires environmental regulators to consider the effect of projects on overburdened poor and ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers are chipping away at the California Environmental Quality Act in the name of building more housing. SACRAMENTO, California — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and ...

Construction of a bridge over Connecticut Avenue for the Purple Line in Washington, D.C.’s Maryland suburbs. Homeowners invoked environmental law to challenge the 16-mile light rail project, which is ...