Environmental Protection Law Regulations 
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Despite the wide range of issues the legislature was contending with, many innovative environmental protection issues advanced, especially those aimed at tackling environmental health challenges in our most disadvantaged communities. Time for Targeted Neighborhood Electrification.
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. the EPA or FDA), staffed with experts, to interpret and implement laws within their purview effectively.
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Legal Planet
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
In what could turn out to be another loss for environmental protection in the Supreme Court, the Court is about to decide a major case about the scope of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). In addition, the impact statement was governed by the 1970 version of NEPA and the 1978 White House NEPA regulations.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 21, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is charged with the Herculean and crucial task of assessing which chemicals are innocuous and which ones need to be banned or restricted because they pose a threat to our health or the environment. Fortunately, EPA has begun a slow pivot toward assessing multiple chemicals at once.
Law Columbia
JANUARY 31, 2025
The Sabin Center has previously discussed the regulation of OAE here and here. A new Sabin Center report continues the conversation by focusing on the regulation of OAE in Washington State. OAE projects conducted in near-shore areas off the Washington coast may be subject to regulation at the federal, state, tribal and local levels.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 16, 2024
health and environmental policies do too little to protect people and communities from harmful chemicals and pollution. One key reason is that the nation’s environmental laws and rules consider each chemical or facility in isolation, but no one is exposed to one chemical at a time from one source at a time.
Circle of Blue
OCTOBER 26, 2021
On November 2, New Yorkers will vote on amending their state constitution to include environmental protections, including clean water. In Pennsylvania, where the constitution already recognizes environmental rights, the state Supreme Court has used the provision to strike down parts of state law.
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