Conservation Law Natural Resources 
Legal Planet
JUNE 27, 2024
In choosing the top environmental laws, I wanted to focus on those with the largest impacts on the environment, not just those that are most important to environmental lawyers or best known. I included all laws passed in the U.S., not just federal regulatory laws, and some of my selections may not be what you expected.
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 11, 2023
The California Legislature has enacted and Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law SB 389 , an important water law reform measure authored by State Senator Ben Allen. SB 389 is part of a broader initiative by the Legislature–and public interest groups–to reform and update California’s water laws.
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Legal Planet
MARCH 31, 2025
(Klamath River Dam removal project [credit: Los Angeles Times]) Most of the environmental law and policy matters discussed on Legal Planet–especially over the past few months–have dealt with natural resource crises, environmental rollbacks, hostile political actors and actions in Washington, D.C., Davis law school).
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 21, 2024
UC Berkeley’s Center for Law, Energy, & Environment (CLEE) is sponsoring a series of papers evaluating aspects of Project 2025, The Heritage Foundation publication, entitled “Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise,” which has received attention in the Presidential election campaign.
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
It also wants to destroy environmental regulation, especially climate law. The combination of authoritarianism, extreme conservative ideology, and anti-environmentalism is common globally, not just in U.S. Project 2025 favors authoritarian presidential rule. That’s not a coincidence.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 1, 2024
This decision , reached with a 6-3 majority led by Chief Justice John Roberts, marks a significant shift in administrative law and has profound implications for environmental regulations and climate accountability. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., This deference allowed agencies (e.g., Raimondo and Relentless, Inc.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Lawyers with a conservation group filed a complaint with the UK’s environmental watchdog say the country is failing to stop water companies from discharging raw sewage into rivers. The law is clear and has been since 1991. Lebanon’s water crisis is worsening as its economy crumbles.
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