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    Masland prepping for bench  Nov 24, 2009
    Tom Ridge, Mark Schweiker and Ed Rendell, practicing areas of administrative law including professional licensure, charities, corporate law, environmental law and elections. He quit his state job to campaign for the bench, winning the primary and facing no opposition in the general election. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)

    Trump halts contact with objector  Nov 24, 2009
    BBC News - Donald Trump halts dealings with Menie golf resident. Page last updated at 22:42 GMT, Monday, 23 November 2009. (BBC News -- UK)

    Utilities sued for Katrina damage  Nov 21, 2009
    The key to the Appeals Court's decision was in the legal strategy, said Robert Percival, director of the Environmental Law Program at the University of Maryland. Rather than asking the court to force the companies to stop emitting greenhouse gasses, the suit asks for damages suffered by the homeowners as a result of those emissions, he said. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Workshop on 40B scheduled for Nov. 19  Nov 19, 2009
    Attorney Daniel Hill, who specializes in land use and environmental law, will be on hand to conduct the session and help answer questions, Mather said. (Hill) has been very active on the front of representing communities, Mather said. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)

    Hawaii planning to replenish sand at Waikiki Beach  Nov 14, 2009
    "This means that only people with money, and a lot of it, will have access to environmental justice," said Gustavo Alanis of the Mexican Center for Environmental Law. Pinnacle CEO resigns amid probe of council meeting. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)

    Peterson & Myerslauded by county  Nov 12, 2009
    Peterson & Myers is a full-service law firm specializing in real estate, health law, business and tax law, litigation, and land use and environmental law. Article Rating. (Lake Wales News, FL)

    Capital Profile  Nov 2, 2009
    At Albany Law, I took courses in environmental law and land use, from a professor named Bernard Harvith. I loved the work immediately and that's why I continued in it. (Albany Times Union)

    Firestone in Liberia 'pollution'  Oct 30, 2009
    Firestone said it believed it fully complied with environmental law and its waste water was not harmful to health. Sample testing. (BBC News -- Business)

    Groups sue to limit Plant Vogtle work  Oct 30, 2009
    The appeal was filed by Emory University School of Law's Turner Environmental Law Clinic and Diane Curran on behalf of five groups: Center for a Sustainable Coast, Savannah Riverkeeper, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Georgia Women's Action for New Directions and Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League. The petition for review, docketed in the U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, contends the NRC violated the Atomic Energy Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, and other... (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Mancuso Trial Day 6: Defense asks jury why key witnesses never testified  Oct 28, 2009
    Where were the owners of the many properties across Central New York that prosecutors said were the locations of rip-and-run asbestos removals in which orkers allegedly cut corners and violated federal environmental law at Paul Mancuso s request. Where were the probation officers, Casey asked, who were supposed to closely monitor Paul Mancuso following his criminal convictions in 2003 and 2004 to make sure that he wasn t engaging in any asbestos-related business. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)

    Director of EPD chosen  Oct 27, 2009
    The governor Monday picked a partner in King ing's environmental law practice to replace Carol Couch as director of the state Environmental Protection Division. F. Allen Barnes could be confirmed Wednesday by the state Board of Natural Resources, Gov. Sonny Perdue said in a news release. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    10/26/2009, 9:55am Process has a purpose  Oct 27, 2009
    Unlike the Commission, DRA does not have the resources needed to hire the expert witnesses required to respond to TransCanadas experts, therefore DRA will not be providing expert testimony, attorney Paul Blackburn wrote in a letter to the PUC. Blackburn works for Plains Justice, an environmental law group based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and said DRA members will, however, be there for the Nov. 3 comment period set aside by the PUC for public input on the proposed pipeline in western South... (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)

    Mancuso Trial Day 4: 'He wanted us to hurt him'  Oct 24, 2009
    Paul Mancuso also faces charges he violated environmental law, including the Clean Air and Superfund acts. When Mazza took the stand to testify Friday, none of the jurors were present. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)

    Baylis blazing trails for Belding High School  Oct 23, 2009
    After graduating in May, he his looking to attend Michigan State University where he hopes to either study soil sciences and biology for agriculture, or environmental law ... I would like to attend Michigan State for soil sciences and biology for agriculture but I have also contemplated attending law school for environmental law. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)

    Mancuso dad pleads guilty in asbestos case  Oct 20, 2009
    On the eve of a federal asbestos-disposal conspiracy trial involving himself and two of his sons, and with a third son prepared to be the key witness against them, a Utica man decided to plead guilty Monday to fraud and to violations of environmental law rather than face a jury's verdict ... He was being closely monitored back then, yet never did they say there was any violation of any state or federal environmental laws until now, years later, Policelli said. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)

    Duke Energy plans smaller N.C. rate increase  Oct 17, 2009
    The Southern Environmental Law Center, which leads a group of three environmental organizations opposing the increase, says they aren t in any negotiations. Jim Warren, executive director of the N.C. Waste Awareness and Reduction Network, says Duke has not approached his organization either. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)

    Soros to take $1 bn bet on green tech  Oct 12, 2009
    Heller is a professor at Stanford University Law School whose expertise is in energy law and regulation and environmental law. Its goal is to look after the public interest as policies and programs are created to address climate change. (India Times)

    Seadrift woman lectures at colleges, other events  Oct 10, 2009
    I was talking to an environmental law class at Rice University. I told them that what you get out of the textbook is not what you get out of real life. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)

    Sugar beets spur county to reconsider biotech food  Oct 1, 2009
    U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White found the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service violated environmental law by failing to take a hard look at whether the beets could share their genes with other crops through cross-pollination. The agency is reviewing the ruling. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Energy bill would create 5,000 jobs  Sep 30, 2009
    Costs are rising despite the energy legislation, said Matt McLarty, state director of the Environmental Law Policy Center. Half a dozen rate increase requests are pending before the PUC.. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)

    U.S. Highway 281 commuters to gain some congestion relief  Sep 30, 2009
    The Federal Highway Administration granted the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority what s called a categorical exclusion to make traffic and safety improvements along 281 while staying within the requirements of federal environmental law. Today is a win for our community, one of the most heavily traveled corridors will have congestion relief soon, says William Thornton, chairman of the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority s board of directors. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)

    Zimbabwe: Police Shoot Striking Mine Workers in Zvishavane  Sep 26, 2009
    Police accused Patrick Ochieng of making 'undesirable political statements' during a workshop organized by the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA). Ochieng was being held at the Mutare Central Police Station as of Thursday night. (allAfrica.com)

    Ruling may impact local industry  Sep 25, 2009
    U.S. District Judge Jeffery White, San Francisco, ruled that allowing the use of Roundup Ready beets violated environmental law by failing to take a hard look at whether those beets would share their genes with other crops. He ordered the USDA s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to write an environmental impact statement, he said. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)

    Law school adds new graduate degree  Sep 25, 2009
    The school also implemented a new specialization within an existing program, adding a focus in energy and environmental law into its Environmental Law program. The new focus requires students to take classes like International Law of Climate Change and Air Pollution Control. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)

    End fossil fuel subsidies? Obama touts idea  Sep 24, 2009
    In the U.S. alone, the federal government gave $72 billion in subsidies to the fossil fuel industry between 2002 and 2008, according to a study by the Environmental Law Institute ... 4 billion over six years, according to the Environmental Law Institute report. (MSNBC -- Environment)

    Judge blocks Roundup Ready beets  Sep 24, 2009
    U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White in San Francisco found the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service violated environmental law by failing to take a "hard look" at whether "Roundup Ready" sugar beets would eventually share their genes with other crops. Noting that pollen from genetically altered sugar beets could be blown by the wind long distances to related crops, such as chard and table beets, the judge ordered the agency to produce an environmental impact... (MSNBC -- Environment)

    Newton Notables  Sep 23, 2009
    The attorneys were selected as leaders in their fields of: bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights law (Victor Bass); family law (Brian D. Bixby and Lisa M. Cukier); commercial litigation (Dennis J. Kelly); environmental law (David P. Rosenblatt and Sean O. Coffey); intellectual property (Jerry Cohen); labor and employment law (Laura R. Studen); personal injury litigation (Thomas D. Burns); and trusts and estates (Brian D. Bixby). Best Lawyers is based on a peer-review survey in which more than... (Newton Tab, MA)

    Environmental advocate guest speaker at Grass River Natural Area board meeting  Sep 23, 2009
    A principal in the Traverse City-based firm of Olson, Bdzok & Howard, P.C., he earned an undergraduate degree from Michigan State University; juris doctorate from the Detroit College of Law (now Michigan State University College of Law); and a master of laws (LLM) degree in natural resources and environmental law from the University of Michigan. - Advertisement - Olson and his firm have been involved in a variety of state and federal court decisions affecting land and water. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)

    Conference explores alternate power sources  Sep 19, 2009
    The other speakers Friday morning were Matt McGovern of Sioux Falls, director of Repower South Dakota, and Allen Grosboll, a senior policy analyst in Illinois for the Environmental Law and Policy Center. McGovern leads the advocacy effort in South Dakota for the reform plan in Congress. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Court should clarify worth of years-old EIS  Sep 16, 2009
    If the high court decides to take the appeal, as it should, the state will get clearer direction of how environmental law should apply to development that has languished on the drawing boards for years. And although the Kuilima Resort Co. project is at the center of this case, there are other projects with environmental impact statements prepared long ago. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Dems will waive rules, for some  Sep 15, 2009
    The environmental law under assault was the California Environmental Quality Act, not the federal Endangered Species Act. And state lawmakers -- an overwhelming majority in the Assembly, anyway -- were looking to clear the decks so that Ed Roski Jr. could fast-track a 75,000-seat stadium in the City of Industry to lure a National Football League team to greater Los Angeles. (Fresno Bee)

    Tenn.'s Waller Lansden Retreats From Los Angeles  Sep 11, 2009
    Johnson-Hartwell, Hane and Lubega are labor and employment attorneys and McOsker specializes in environmental law. Waller Lansden, with fewer than 200 attorneys, has a primary office in Nashville, with a small outpost in Birmingham, Ala. (Law.com)

    Mich. coal plant proposals get negative reviews  Sep 10, 2009
    "This report shows that clean energy can power Michigan's future," said Faith Bugel, senior attorney at the Environmental Law and Policy Center. But Holyfield said failure to build replacements for Michigan's aging coal plants could backfire. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)

    Echo Lake Brownfield project gains P&Z approval  Sep 10, 2009
    In an attempt to alleviate concerns, ELB and its legal representation have made efforts to assure the project will be within compliance of relevant environmental law. While landfill closure plans, soil investigations and approved schedules are currently in the balance of other state and federal agencies, their influence on the project's execution is written into the approval letter. (Town Times, CT)

    The Right Honourable Computer, Barrister-at-law  Sep 9, 2009
    4, 2009) International environmental law on biological diversity is now being called into question by new research. Unclear legislation entails that biological diversity falls under an old legal system, and. (Science Daily)

    Brownfield of dreams  Sep 7, 2009
    Michael Goldstein, an attorney at in Miami, has leveraged his expertise in environmental law to create an investment group to raise money for cleaning up brownfields industrial or commercial property that is abandoned or underused. It is also often environmentally contaminated. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)

    Downturn offers opportunity, Lingle says  Sep 6, 2009
    Saturday, September 5, 2009. Breaking News/Updates. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Wal-Mart files site plan for Kerman superstore  Sep 5, 2009
    Even before the chain was announced as a tenant, a lawsuit was filed that alleged Clovis violated state environmental law by approving a shopping center. Reedley residents blocked the company at the ballot box, but Dinuba and Sanger embraced Wal-Mart. (Fresno Bee)

    Law firms hire non-attorneys to expand practice offerings  Sep 4, 2009
    For instance, an environmental law firm might employ a scientist who is an expert on cleaning up toxic waste sites. We sometimes think of legal representation as drafting a will or representing a client in a court case, said Munneke, a professor at Pace Law School in White Plains. (Albany Business Review, NY)

    Charlemagne: Turkey's circular worries  Sep 4, 2009
    Complying with EU environmental law could cost 140 billion ($200 billion), says Cengiz Aktar, a professor at Bahcesehir University. No country would spend that without a clear path to membership. (The Economist)

    Wolf hunts set to open, judge eyes injunction  Sep 2, 2009
    Doug Honnold of the environmental law firm Earthjustice said wolves remained at risk because the states had insufficient safeguards to ensure their safety. "It's the endangered species that need to be protected, not the states' rights to kill wolves," Honnold said during the hearing. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

    Duke eyes power sales to S.C. co-ops  Sep 1, 2009
    The N.C. Waste Awareness and Reduction Network and the Southern Environmental Law Center plan to file objections. Others are expected to follow suit. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)

    Cattlemen seek say in stockwater suit  Sep 1, 2009
    Jack Field, the association s executive vice president, said a group of dryland wheat farmers and environmentalists Five Corners Family Farmers, Scott Collin, the Center for Environmental Law and Policy, and Sierra Club in late June filed a lawsuit against the state Department of Ecology and Easterday Ranches Inc. of Franklin County. The lawsuit aims to overturn the DOE s approval of transferring a water right to the Easterday operation that plans a 30,000-head cattle feed lot. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

    Gray wolf hunts set to begin in Idaho  Sep 1, 2009
    "There's got to be a balance and our game populations have taken a terrible beating.In arguing to stop the Idaho and Montana hunts, Doug Honnold with the environmental law firm Earthjustice said wolves remained at risk. The government had twisted the Endangered Species Act to suit its own purposes, and there were insufficient safeguards to ensure the gray wolf's survival under state jurisdiction, he said."It's the endangered species that need to be protected, not the states' rights to kill... (MSNBC -- Environment)

    Public hearing schedule Monday to determine wolf hunt status (38)  Aug 31, 2009
    "We have to move quickly and hope the court can accommodate our request," said Doug Honnold with the environmental law firm Earthjustice, which is representing the plaintiffs. "From our standpoint, we would prefer that not a single wolf is shot in the hunts.". (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)

    Huckabee: ObamaCare would have abandoned Kennedy  Aug 30, 2009
    Last month, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Citizens Against Ruining the Environment, the Environmental Law and Policy Center, the Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago and Sierra Club, initiated the legal process towards a Clean Air Act citizen suit against Midwest Generation LLC (a subsidiary of the energy giant, Edison International), who are the folks responsible for the filth spewing, coal burning relic that is the Fisk Generating Station in Pilsen and its ugly... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Federal appeals court OKs 2007 Beaufort lease sale  Aug 29, 2009
    An appeals court has ruled that the federal government did not violate environmental law when it conducted a 2007 oil and gas lease sale in the Beaufort Sea off Alaska's northern coast. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)

    S.C. utility votes to drop coal-fired power plant  Aug 25, 2009
    The Southern Environmental Law Center challenged those permits, asking a special court to require the Department of Health and Environmental Control to reconsider its decision ... Blan Holman, a Southern Environmental Law Center attorney who had expressed concerns over the amount of mercury the plant could have emitted into nearby bodies of water, said the vote represented a positive step for Santee Cooper. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)

    U.S. Wolf Hunts May Kill Hundreds -- Spurs Demand, Ire  Aug 25, 2009
    The groups, represented by the environmental law firm Earthjustice, argue that wolf populations in Idaho, Montana, and are isolated from each other and thus unable to interbreed. (See ). (National Geographic)

    Reports: Beluga coal mine would hurt streams  Aug 18, 2009
    BELUGA -- Salmon streams near a proposed coal mine on the west side of Cook Inlet would never fully recover from damage if the mine was developed as designed, according to reports commissioned by an environmental law firm. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Wind-turbine maker moving to Denver  Aug 15, 2009
    "Over the past few years, Colorado Frontier aims to emerge from bankruptcy next month The wild animals on the tails of Frontier Airlines planes aren't going away, and for now, neither are 00000798 most of their employees. Republic won an auction to buy Frontier out of bankruptcy Thursday as the underdog with a $108.8 million bid that had been sweetened to offer creditors other than Republic about 18 cents on the dollar. And Republic Chairman, President and CEO Bryan Bedford said Friday that... (Fresno Bee -- Business)

    DEQ: Clean it up  Aug 13, 2009
    DEQ environmental law specialist Bryan Smith said the PEN notice was sent by certified mail. They attempted to deliver it for three days (April 14, 20, and 29) and it kept coming back unclaimed, he explained. (Lebanon Express, OR)

    TX among most oil-vulnerable  Aug 12, 2009
    which produced the report in conjunction with environmental law firm , ranks Texas No. 7 among U.S. states for oil vulnerability. The report, released Tuesday, is based on 2008 data. (Houston Business Journal, TX)

    Who are the 'Best Lawyers'?  Aug 12, 2009
    Linda Rockwood, environmental law ... James Spaanstra, environmental law. (Denver Business Journal, CO)

    Supreme Court Argument Cycle Dominated by Veterans  Aug 11, 2009
    By rough count, experienced high court practitioners argued in at least half of the 78 cases, and they broke into an area long represented by legal specialists -- environmental law. The two titans of the term were , managing partner of the Washington office of Sidley Austin, and , co-chairman of the appellate and constitutional law group in the Washington office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. (Law.com)

    Local schools going greener  Aug 11, 2009
    I went to places I ve never been before, said Michael Lee Jr., 15, of Stone Mountain, who is considering a career in environmental law. It was actually pretty fun. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    Land swap to improve Candlestick Point park  Aug 11, 2009
    As a result, the legislation requires a level of environmental and public review above and beyond what is required by state environmental law. Yet, in spite of the expressed will of San Francisco voters, and the desires of the neighborhood for better open space and new jobs, a small but vocal band opposes the bill. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)

    Water project could boost Stumphole into prime lake residential location  Aug 11, 2009
    The Southern Environmental Law Center challenged studies by the S.C. Department of Transportation that have endorsed the bridge, saying the studies downplayed the project's environmental impact. In the meantime, Calhoun County Council Chairman David Summers said that with Jafza South Carolina's plans to build a distribution/logistics park near Santee, the water project could be a boom. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)

    Hutchison & Steffen Takes Lead Role in Negotiating MGM Mirage City Center Condo Buyer Modifications  Aug 7, 2009
    Hutchison & Steffen, a Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated law firm, provides a wide variety of legal services, including business and commercial litigation, real estate, appellate litigation, creditor's rights, construction law, employment law, insurance litigation, landlord/tenant law, physician advocacy, personal injury, immigration law, and environmental law. For more information about Hutchison & Steffen, please contact Teresa Tokumon-Phillips at 702. (PR Newswire)

    Underwater warfare range to be built on Fla. coast  Aug 4, 2009
    Some of the groups that opposed the training area were Defenders of Wildlife, Earthjustice, The Humane Society of the United States, Natural Resources Defense Council and the Southern Environmental Law Center. "The Navy's decision to pass off an undersea warfare training range as just a construction project is an obvious dodge of environmental protections for right whales and commercially valuable marine life," said Catherine Wannamaker, an attorney with Southern Environmental Law Center. (North County Times)

    Analysis: 2007 legal opinion is a threat to imperiled species  Aug 4, 2009
    Their research was published earlier this year in the Virginia Environmental Law Journal, and in a recent issue of the journal Human Dimensions of Wildlife. Congress passed the Endangered Species Act in 1973. (EurekAlert!)

    Perdue plots a water strategy  Aug 3, 2009
    But the preponderance of congressional and federal correspondence over the years supports Magnuson s decision, said Gil Rogers, senior attorney for the Southern Environmental Law Center. The judge did a good job of really going through that history and making the call that, no, the reservoir was never officially authorized for water supply, Rogers said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    What Sarah Palin got wrong about energy  Aug 2, 2009
    Whether it was the debate over the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Superfund law or any other landmark environmental law, one pattern has always been clear: Time and again, pessimists often affiliated with polluting industries 00003BDF h; predicted job losses and great costs to taxpayers. Each time, our environmental laws have cleaned the water we drink, the air we breathe and the communities we live in at far lower cost than initially expected. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)

    Alcoa Destroying Rain Forest in Court Battle Sparked by Brazil Prosecutors  Aug 1, 2009
    Brazils constitution says minerals are national resources that should be overseen by tougher federal agencies, says Daniel Azeredo, a federal prosecutor in the Amazon port of Belem, who specializes in environmental lawsuits ... Pontes, the federal prosecutor, says Cargill bypassed federal environmental law to build a port without properly studying how it would affect the Amazon ... Marfrig has never bought regularly from ranches that dont follow Brazils environmental law, says... (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    County names new assistant  Aug 1, 2009
    Sleeper also said Sides is very knowledgeable about erosion control and environmental law. "Greg is really on top of it," he said. (Altivista Journal, VA)

    Democrats are urging a change of direction9:26 pm | (No comments posted.)  Aug 1, 2009
    Another key player in the Democrats energy strategy is the Environmental Law and Policy Center, based in Chicago. Matt McLarty, a former South Dakota Democratic Party staff member and a former lobbyist for South Dakota Farmers Union, is now on its staff in South Dakota. (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)

    Lawsuit: Pebble permits violate state law  Jul 31, 2009
    The agency has failed on numerous levels, dating back two decades, said Steve Cotton, executive director of Trustees for Alaska, an environmental law firm representing plaintiffs. Cotton - standing in front of easels displaying photos of mud-filled mining pits that are among the lawsuit's 114 exhibits - said the agency's own records are convincing evidence of the adverse impacts exploration is having on state land and water at Pebble. (Juneau Empire)

    Wanted: Environmental Crime Fighters  Jul 31, 2009
    This spring, Obama nominated Ignacia Moreno to helm DOJ's , which is tasked with enforcing environmental laws and defending federal regulations in lawsuits ... "You can tell the committment of an administration by the funding for enforcement and there's never been, at least in my view, the funding that would allow federal investigators and prosecutors to develop the sort of deterrent effect of criminal law that I think Congress intended," said Patrick McGinley, an environmental law professor at... (Scientific American)

    Coalition sues to block Pebble mine permits  Jul 30, 2009
    The case is being handled by Trustees for Alaska, an Anchorage environmental law firm. DNR's position, however, is that consulting with the public before approving mineral exploration permits and temporary water-use permits is not required. (Anchorage Daily News)

    20,000 mercury meters  Jul 27, 2009
    The Tulane Environmental Law Clinic earlier this month settled a lawsuit it filed on behalf of the Sierra Club, the Audubon Council, the Gulf Restoration Network and the Louisiana Environmental Action Network against EnerVest Operating LLC for mercury contamination from meters the company owned in the Monroe Gas Field. EnerVest, though not conceding liability, agreed to more stringent standards of cleanup than the state Department of Environmental Quality requires for contaminated soil,... (New Iberia, LA)

    3-year countdown begins for Atlanta's water future  Jul 22, 2009
    "It's a definite signal to Atlanta to examine the way it's been growing the past 30 years and whether that's keeping with the water resources," said Gil Rogers of the Southern Environmental Law Center. "I think this ruling is a signal we can't afford that kind of attitude anymore.". (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)

    Don't have a cow, man - it's got rights  Jul 21, 2009
    "It's an area where you can really make a difference and see it. You could compare it with environmental law back in the day. No one really cared about it, and it's now among the most important issues we talk about.". With parents - both PhDs - who work on the chemistry and engineering of wool, and a variety of vegetarian and vegan friends, Mr Wang is no stranger to the issues that bedevil food and textile production. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Live-fire military training to resume at end of August  Jul 19, 2009
    Malama Makua sues the Army, arguing federal environmental law required the Army to complete an environmental study before it could continue to use the valley for live-fire training ... Malama Makua sues the Army, arguing federal environmental law required the Army to complete an environmental study before it could continue to use the valley for live-fire training. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Should nature be able to take you to court?  Jul 19, 2009
    In 2008, Francisco Benzoni, then a business professor at Duke, published an article in the Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum, citing Tribe s paper and reviving the point. The current jurisprudence on standing embeds a value theory without any articulation or discussion about whether that s the value theory we should adopt, says Benzoni. (Boston Globe)

    EPA wants to revisit gold mine waste plan  Jul 18, 2009
    Federal environmental law requires the Corps to choose the least damaging alternative that's practical when issuing construction permits. But the EPA says "new information" has come to light since the last time the Corps looked at the mine's tailings disposal options. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Congress to decide water case  Jul 18, 2009
    Gil Rogers, senior attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center, said the ruling puts Georgia in a much weaker negotiating position with respect to Lake Lanier water rights. This is a real wakeup call for the metro Atlanta area, he added. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    EPA: Reevaluate Kensington mine alternative  Jul 18, 2009
    That's important because federal environmental law requires the Corps to choose the least damaging alternative that's practical when issuing construction permits. The EPA doesn't quibble with the court's decision or the Corps' past analysis. (Juneau Empire)

    Water Wars: Judge Rules Against Atlanta  Jul 18, 2009
    "It's a real wake-up call for this part of Georgia to really examine how it's using water and what's really sustainable in the long run," said Gil Rogers, senior attorney for the Southern Environmental Law Center. Sally Bethea, executive director of the Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeepers, was stunned by the ruling. (Time.com)

    Upper County well closure: criticized, praised  Jul 18, 2009
    The group, along with the Spokane-based Center for Environmental Law and Policy, petitioned the DOE in fall 2007 for a moratorium on all, new exempt wells in the county believing developers were abusing exempt well provisions and harming stream flows and surface water rights. Bates said the group s petition came after efforts were made to correct the abuses but the county was unwilling to act. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

    Laid-off DLNR worker files suit  Jul 10, 2009
    A policy specialist who was laid off from the state Department of Land and Natural Resources last month maintains he was illegally fired because he repeatedly raised concerns about the agency not complying with the same environmental law that sank Hawaii Superferry. David Weingartner says, in a whistleblower lawsuit filed yesterday, that the department's Division of Aquatic Resources failed to comply with the Hawai'i Environmental Policy Act as it approved nearly 100 permits since December 2006... (Honolulu Advertiser)

    A light at the end of the tunnel?  Jul 9, 2009
    Lange said to find the best remedy for contamination in and around Lake DePue, the IEPA has to comply with federal public health and environmental law, as well as regulations set by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He said that will be a long, meandering process. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)

    Two states ready for first open wolf hunts  Jul 9, 2009
    Doug Honnold, an attorney with Earthjustice, an environmental law firm handling the legal action, said he was waiting to learn what Idaho's quota will be before deciding on the next legal step. "We don't think hunts should be allowed until there's legitimate recovery," he said. (MSNBC -- Environment)

    Study: No increased fire threat in owl habitat  Jul 7, 2009
    "I am hopeful that this is the last nail in the coffin to (President George W.) Bush's assault on our public forests," said Pete Frost, an attorney for the Western Environmental Law Center in Eugene, which represented plaintiffs in one of two cases challenging the rule. Supreme Court takes up timber dispute. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)

    Gard, Eadington wed  Jul 7, 2009
    She holds two honors bachelor's degrees from the University of Nevada Reno, a Master of Environmental Law from Vermont Law School, and she just completed a secondary teaching credential with multiple endorsements through Sierra Nevada College. The groom is the son of Bill and Margaret Eadington. (Juneau Empire)

    Always a maverick  Jul 5, 2009
    After the war, McCloskey set up an environmental law partnership in Alameda. Think about that for a minute: environmental law advocacy at a time when "environment" wasn't even part of usual political discourse. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

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