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District Court Grants in Part, Denies in Part Alaska Native Tribes' Request for Declaratory Relief in Challenge to Proposed Gold Mine in Southwestern Alaska
A district court granted in part and denied in part Alaska Native tribes' request for declaratory relief in a challenge to the Army Corps of Engineers' and BLM's final EIS and joint record of decision for a proposed gold mine in southwestern Alaska.
District Court Holds Fluoridation of Water at Level Presently Considered "Optimal" Poses Unreasonable Risk of Reduced IQ in Children
A district court held that fluoridation of water at 0.7 milligrams per liter (mg/L), the level presently considered “optimal” in the United States, posed an unreasonable risk of reduced IQ in children.
In This Month's Issue . . .
The October 2024 issue of ELR-The Environmental Law Reporter includes articles on regulating shipping of carbon dioxide for sequestration and what it means to be "living the good life" in the Anthropocene. Also included is a piece on intellectual property, genetic resources, and associated traditional knowledge. A lightly edited transcript to a recent ELI webinar on federal authorities to address plastic pollution is included as well. Enjoy!
Coastal Migration With Dignity: Safeguards for Vulnerable Communities
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.
Air
A district court denied industry groups' motion for summary judgment in a challenge to…
A district court granted five states' motion to preliminarily enjoin BLM from implementing its…
Climate Change
A number of facilities intended for permanent sequestration of carbon dioxide are being developed…
The Stockholm Resilience Centre has concluded that the number of “planetary boundaries” we are…
Energy
On January 26, 2024, the Biden Administration announced a pause on pending decisions on permits to…
Interconnection queues across the United States prevent renewable energy projects from connecting…
Governance
Plastic pollution is emerging as a defining crisis of our time. The United States has set a…
The relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Trade-Related Aspects of…
Land Use
The relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Trade-Related Aspects of…
A district court denied an environmental and public health group's motion for a preliminary…
Natural Resources
A district court granted in part and denied in part Alaska Native tribes' request for…
A district court denied summary judgment for an environmental group in a challenge to the Forest…
Toxic Substances
A district court held that fluoridation of water at 0.7 milligrams per liter (mg/L), the level…
Plastic pollution is emerging as a defining crisis of our time. The United States has set a…
Waste
Plastic pollution is emerging as a defining crisis of our time. The United States has set a…
The D.C. Circuit denied environmental groups' petitions to review NRC's denial of their…
Water
A district court granted in part and denied in part summary judgment for environmental groups in a…
The Third Circuit dismissed for lack of jurisdiction a chemical company's petition to review…
Wildlife
A district court granted the state of Alaska's request to set aside and enjoin NMFS'…
A district court denied the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's (FDEP's)…