In Native Village of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp., the Ninth Circuit held that the Clean Air Act displaces any otherwise existing federal law of public nuisance. (PLF filed an amicus brief supporting the energy companies). Consequently, the court’s ruling eliminates … Continue reading
In the wake of rumors that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar may resign from the cabinet, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson yesterday formally announced her departure. Cabinet officials frequently rotate out of government as an administration transitions to a second term, so Jackson has … Continue reading
Last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of the Native Village of Kivalina’s tort damages claim against a large collection of the country’s major energy producers. (PLF submitted an amicus brief in support of the defendants). … Continue reading
In his environmentalist apologia for the Enviromental Protection Agency (EPA) entitled “EPA, job killer or people saver?“ journalist LZ Granderson seeks to rehabilitate EPA from recent criticisms and attacks. The thesis of Mr. Granderson’s piece is that, because our water and air … Continue reading
Author: Luke A. Wake In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, a lawsuit was filed against a handful of energy companies for their contributions to "global warming," on the theory that those companies had somehow made the hurricane worse by emitting … Continue reading
Author: Damien M. Schiff Here's a forthright piece from the environmentalist camp giving ten reasons why the recently begun climate talks in Cancun will achieve nothing. I found particularly interesting the author's discussion of the economic pros and cons of … Continue reading
Author: Damien M. Schiff Grist.com has this fairly well-balanced piece by Doug Kendall lauding retiring Justice John Paul Stevens' judicial decisions dealing with environmental law issues over his three-decade-plus tenure on the Supreme Court. The article's thesis is that Justice Stevens … Continue reading