A district court denied in part and dismissed in part environmental groups' motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit concerning the use of seeds treated with pesticides.
In an unpublished opinion, the Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the Forest Service in a challenge to its approval of a 40,000-acre logging project in Malheur National Forest.
The November issue of ELR—The Environmental Law Reporter features articles on understanding stringent due diligence in the ITLOS advisory opinion on climate change, the potential impact of the demise of Chevron deference on the environment and the health of residents of communities disproportionately affected by “cumulative impacts”, local opposition to renewable energy projects, and failure-to-adapt climate litigation. The issue also includes a transcript from a recent webinar on the environmental justice implications of PFAS.
Using the “migration with dignity” framework, this Comment offers recommendations to diminish the vulnerability of coastal communities in two climate migration case studies in the United States.