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The Top-Ten Lower Court Decisions on Environmental Law

Legal Planet

Natural Resources Defense Council v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2007). This opinion overturned weak fuel efficiency standards adopted by the Bush Administration because the government had not considered the effects of its action on climate change in its environmental impact statement. Morton (1972).

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War and the Environment

Legal Planet

The Costs of War Project says illegal logging by US-backed warlords and wood harvesting by refugees caused more than one-third of Afghanistan’s forests to vanish between 1990 and 2007. It does seem likely to increase the odds of armed conflict in combination with weak economies, ethnic conflict, and impaired governance.

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Murray Edwards: The Fossil Fuel Fanatic

Enviromental Defense

One of the people peddling this idea is the man behind Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) – Murray Edwards, the Fossil Fuel Fanatic. Environmental Defence has been calling on the federal government to stand up to Big Oil and hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for its pollution. Will you join the call?

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New Analysis Shows Truck Manufacturers’ Scare Tactic Just a Bunch of Hot Air

Union of Concerned Scientists

To tackle this topic head-on, UCS, together with the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Sierra Club, commissioned a study of the impacts of truck regulations on employment from Environmental Resources Management (ERM), an independent consultant. Industry can’t even agree with itself about this effect. Source: ERM 2022 ).

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Amid Dire Colorado River Outlook, States Plan to Tap Their Lake Mead Savings Accounts

Circle of Blue

A complex and arcane water banking program in the lower Colorado River basin, adopted in 2007 and later amended, was designed to incentivize water conservation, prevent waste, and boost storage in a waning Lake Mead. The 2007 Interim Guidelines , which expire at the end of 2025, were a landmark document that secured three substantial changes.

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Senate Confirms Cindy Adams Dunn As Secretary of the Department Of Conservation & Natural Resources

PA Environment Daily

On June 7, the overwhelmingly confirmed Cindy Adams Dunn to serve as the Secretary of Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Tom Wolf, and will continue to advocate for and protect Pennsylvania’s natural resources.

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What’s Up With Water – June 7, 2021

Circle of Blue

Undark reports that state and local governments are often unprepared for flooding and don’t recognize the risk posed by dams that are near toxic waste sites, leaving communities vulnerable to disaster and environmental contamination. The program was adopted in 2007 and later amended.

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