It makes no sense. It is impossible to implement. It reflects a complete lack of understanding of how government works.’ ...

Environmental groups say they are preparing for a major legal showdown over sweeping efforts to sidestep federal regulations ...

The Allegheny Front’s Julie Grant spoke about the mass deconstruction of the nation’s regulations with Jody Freeman, director ...

CEQA challenges have paralyzed major housing and infrastructure projects around the Bay Area — including apartments located ...

The Trump administration's rollback of environmental regulations is projected to cause significant public health issues and economic costs. Proposed cuts to the EPA and NOAA, including the closure ...

In general, U.S. environmental laws do not prevent the EPA from weakening protection standards. But merely announcing the agency’s intention to do something doesn’t make it so.

"You can't use government funding to coerce speech," says Kym Meyer, litigation director at the Southern Environmental Law Center, which represents nonprofits in the South Carolina lawsuit.

It was meant to require governments to study any environmental harm a development might cause and take steps to lessen it. But over time, critics say, the law has become a powerful tool for ...

A number of new rules, repeals and amendments to several New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) regulations are anticipated to take effect sometime later this year. If these ...

A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law has sparked intense backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous ...

The law is a favorite tool among the trade unions, which threaten developers with it to extract concessions. Any CEQA reform ...

It was meant to require governments to study any environmental harm a development might cause and take steps to lessen it. But over time, critics say, the law has become a powerful tool for ...