Environmental Protection
The Battle for Climate Change Accountability
CAC President Elizabeth Wydra joined scholars, litigators, journalists and former public officials to discuss the legal foundations for seeking accountability from fossil fuel companies, as well as the importance of state attorney general investigations in the face of federal opposition or inaction.
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December 10, 2024
RELEASE: Some Justices Seem Skeptical of Most Extreme Arguments Seeking to Limit the Scope of the National Environmental Policy Act
WASHINGTON, DC – Following oral argument at the Supreme Court this morning in Seven County...
October 28, 2024
States, Members of Congress, Former Agency & CEQ Officials, Legal Experts, Local Communities File Amicus Briefs in Defense of NEPA in Supreme Court Oil Train Case
Amici from broad and varied interests will help Supreme Court understand the legal and practical...
U.S. Supreme Court
Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County
In Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, the Supreme Court is considering whether the National Environmental Policy Act requires federal agencies to study all the reasonably foreseeable environmental effects of proposed projects before approving...
May 25, 2023
RELEASE: Court Rewrites Clean Water Act to Protect Private Land Development at the Expense of…Clean Water
WASHINGTON, DC – Following the Supreme Court’s announcement of its decision in Sackett v. EPA,...
January 19, 2023
BLOG: Defending the Environment with Constitutional and Statutory Text and History
This Term, the Supreme Court is considering Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, an important environmental...
June 30, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court just gave federal agencies a big reason to worry
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday to block the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gas...