Environmental Justice
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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July 22, 2019
Former EPA Heads, 13 States, Native American Tribe, Beer Brewers, Others Join Supreme Court Clean Water Act Case
Bipartisan coalition opposes Maui County, Trump administration in case that threatens clean water across U.S.
U.S. Supreme Court
County of Maui v. Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund
In County of Maui v. Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund, the Supreme Court is considering whether the Clean Water Act requires a permit for the discharge of a pollutant from a point source to navigable waters, even if the pollutant...
June 17, 2019
Gorsuch, Thomas, and Kavanaugh Clash With Roberts and Alito Over Federal Preemption of State Regulation
Understanding today’s Supreme Court decision in Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. Warren
April 18, 2019
Gov’t Says Trump Had Power To Shrink National Monuments
The federal government continued to argue that the Antiquities Act gives President Trump the power...
March 4, 2019
Zinke fingered in Bears Ears corruption probe over uranium mining interests
An energy firm linked to uranium mining interests around Bears Ears National Monument in Utah met with...
November 20, 2018
States, Dem Legislators Back Monument Suits Against Trump
Democratic lawmakers and several states urged a D.C. federal court Monday to hear out challenges...