California joins CBD in challenging new Section 7 regs
The San Francisco Chronicle reports. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2008
Rapanos case settles
The consent decree was filed this morning. … Continue reading
Begging for Billionaires
The film Begging for Billionaires is a vitally important film about the abuse of takings power throughout America. There's a new trailer out, which features PLF client Homer Tourkakis among others. There's more at Begging for Billionaires.com. … Continue reading
Failure to act on emergency petition not reviewable
So ruled the DC District Court last week in Wildearth Guardians v. Kempthorne. The court held that the failure to act on an emergency petition (or the denial of an emergency petition) under 16 USC 1533(b)(7) to list a species is … Continue reading
Hawaii Supreme Court: Judges Should Prohibit Pretextual Condemnations
The Hawaii Supreme Court declared last week that state courts ought not to simply take the government's word for it when the government claims it's condemning property for public use. Instead, courts should look into a taking to find out … Continue reading
Op-ed on the Delta Problem
Rather balanced piece from the Merced Sun-Star. … Continue reading
Militant Environmentalism
The Boston Globe reports on a new movement in the enviromental community to justify armed intervention into other countries to prevent significant ecological harm, e.g., the draining of wetlands. The implications of such a theory are frightening. … Continue reading