Environmental Law Prof Blog
Features environmental law issues including climate change, air and water quality and sustainability, along with a host of other environmental law-related news and topics.
Author: Susan L. Smith, a law professor at Willamette University College of Law, edits the Environmental Law Prof Blog, which is part of the Law Professors Blog Network.
Blawg Related Categories: Environmental Law • Law Professors • Willamette University • Law Professor
Recent Posts from Environmental Law Prof Blog
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SCOTUS grants cert -- June 27, 2008
Coeur Alaska Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation, No. 07-984, consolidated with Alaska v. Southeast Alaska Conservation, No. 07-990. Are process wastewater discharges from mining operations governed by the drege-and-fill permit scheme operated by the Army…
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Crude approaches $140 and is predicted at $150 by July 4th
The American economy is melting down more rapidly than anyone could have predicted. The Dow Jones Industrials plunged almost 400 points today -- driven by skyrocketing crude prices that reached a record $139.01 and predictions…
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Buying silence...the Tejon Ranch habitat conservation plan
An AP report yesterday by Noaki Schwartz disclosed that a development company has bought the silence of 3 of the 6 or so condor specialists, evaluating the habitat conservation plan for a major housing development…
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Crude exceeds $ 135/barrel and gas prices rise over $ 4
Last night the overnight crude oil prices exceeded $135/barrel. Marketwatch Yesterday premium gas prices over $ 4 .20, up 70 cents from last year, were reported. BizJournal So what does it mean? Inconvenience for most…
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Boxer releases new, improved Senate global warming bill
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) released a substitute global warming bill (PDF) today with significant changes from the version approved last December in the Environment and Public Works Committee. It includes an $800 billion tax break…
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Take that!
The House overwhelmingly passed the Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act, H.R. 6074 today, waiving the sovereign immunity of OPEC nations in order to allow the Justice Department to sue OPEC members for limiting oil…
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CO2 Inventory Data Source
Like local data to pique your students' interest??? Want to know the facilities that you should target to make big gains in CO2 reduction??? Project Vulcan has made its complete database available -- and it…
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There's more than one way to change ExxonMobil's neanderthal policies
Momentum seems to be building for an investor revolt at ExxonMobil's annual meeting with respect to ExxonMobil's failure to invest in renewable energy and its approach to the global warming problem. The family of founder…
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Spotted Owl Recovery Plan Released
The Fish and Wildlife Service released the final recovery plan for the northern spotted owl today, emphasizing forest conservation and reducing the threat of rival barred owls. The plan identifies 34 recovery actions necessary to…
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The Hills are Alive....
As the global temperature rises, Scandinavian mountains are growing trees that require warm temperatures, such as oak, elm, maple, and black alder. Science Daily reports that studies by Professor Leif Kullman have noted an elevation…