Sentences with phrase «environmental justice cases»

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Currently, those rights are limited, but the Environmental Access to Justice Act would allow individuals to be litigants in such cases.

With Cuomo: Served as the executive deputy attorney general for social justice for entire attorney general term, handling cases related to civil rights, environmental protection, health care and labor.

The Center for Health, Environment and Justice will soon begin advocating for environmental pollution to receive the same type of government response as that done for infectious diseases or mass cases of food contamination.

«If, by the time the case gets to the Supreme Court, there is a Trump - appointed justice sitting on it, the odds of the [current Clean Power Plant rule] surviving there do not inspire confidence,» says Michael Gerrard, an environmental law professor at Columbia Law School who directs the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law.

Drug patents and environmental regulations feature in upcoming court cases as Trump nominates a justice

Nonetheless, as part of their broader competences, international courts like the International Court of Justice (ICJ) can be asked to adjudicate in cases of disputes among states, including on environmental issues.

Environmental justice is the focus of this lesson, which integrates world history, geography, and government topics into a case study and a role - playing exercise.

Pratt Institute's Programs for Sustainable Planning and Development (PSPD) will present lectures on environmental justice in New York, climate change and preservation, case studies of New York City development projects, and on construction and facilities...

So on the other side, a broad array of states, environmental and health groups (including NRDC), forward - looking power companies, and clean energy and high - tech firms have intervened in the case to help the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice defenvironmental and health groups (including NRDC), forward - looking power companies, and clean energy and high - tech firms have intervened in the case to help the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice defEnvironmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice defend the Plan.

The case was investigated by Special Agents of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and prosecuted by Senior Counsel Robert S. Anderson of the Justice Department's Environmental Crimes Section of the Environment and Natural Resources Division and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Conder of the District of Wyoming.

Those wanting to check out a little more about what they may see at the conference should check out Majora Carter's 2006 TED speech - without doubt one of the most moving cases for sustainability and environmental justice I've ever heard.

My exposure to this movement — through case studies and the work of activists like Van Jones and Majora Carter — made me passionate about wanting to spread the word about the connections between environmental and social justice issues.

But it is also the case that the strongest advocates for environmental justice in California, who support the progressive use of cap - and trade - funds, typically are strongly sympathetic with global justice issues as well.

A coalition of environmental organizations took their case to the High Court of Justice, arguing that the public and government bodies should be given at least 90 days to submit comments on the new law (the same amount of time the new law gives the planning system to discuss and approve large construction projects).

To treat its «case law» as irrelevant would disregard a considerable and growing body of non-binding, but solid legal reasoning on access to information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matters.

You will likely have the seen the headlines which accompanied the decision taken by the High Court in September to re-instate fixed costs for disputes in planning environmental cases — overturning rules introduce by the Ministry of Justice in February.

Represented the Republic of Nicaragua before the International Court of Justice in the Case Concerning Certain Activities Carried Out by Nicaragua in the Border Area (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua) in a dispute with Costa Rica over territorial sovereignty and allegations regarding breach of international environmental law in relation to dredging of the San Juan River.

Joe was a finalist for the Public Justice Foundation's 2008 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, recognizing his work on the environmental case of Perrine v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company.

While serving on the bench, Justice Sandra Schultz Newman heard a broad range of cases from intellectual property to construction, medical malpractice, products liability, environmental and insurance coverage disputes.

She began her legal career as an Honors Program Trial Attorney in the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where she handled civil prosecutions in environmental cases nationwide.

Represented the Republic of Ecuador before the International Court of Justice in the Case Concerning Aerial Spraying Along the Border (Ecuador v. Columbia) concerning environmental damage and related human rights claims caused by Columbia's spraying of herbicides near the international border.

Justice Stevens should be remembered as a great justice in environmental cases, but not because he bent the law to favor environmental outcomes, but rather because he insisted that the law itself be followed, which dictate an environmental outcome in many cases during his Justice Stevens should be remembered as a great justice in environmental cases, but not because he bent the law to favor environmental outcomes, but rather because he insisted that the law itself be followed, which dictate an environmental outcome in many cases during his justice in environmental cases, but not because he bent the law to favor environmental outcomes, but rather because he insisted that the law itself be followed, which dictate an environmental outcome in many cases during his tenure.

Represented the Republic of Nicaragua before the International Court of Justice in the Case Concerning Construction of a Road in Costa Rica (Nicaragua v. Costa Rica) in asserting claims for environmental damage caused by Costa Rica's construction of a highway adjacent to the San Jan River.

In the field of environmental regulation, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has recently handed down an important decision — known as the shipshore pollution case — concerning community competence in relation to criminal penalties (European Commission v European Council (European Parliament intervening): C - 440 / 05 [2007] All ER (D) 338 (Oct)-RRB-.

The data set, available at this website, includes information on, among others, date, the target Member State, the legal domain or subject matter (e.g., competition, environmental protection, free movement of goods), and the official docket number given to the case by the European Court of Justice.

Hughes claims that by removing him from an environmental remediation case involving contributors to his campaign, his fellow justices violated his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.

He is a frequent lecturer on the issues of environmental law, asbestos litigation, chemical exposure cases and the importance of access to the civil justice system.

A finalist for the Public Justice Foundation's 2008 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, Angela was recognized for her work on the environmental case of Perrine v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company.

In May 2008, for example, a report entitled «Ensuring Access to Environmental Justice in England and Wales», which was produced by an informal working group under Sullivan J, criticised the strict private interest requirement, as applied to environEnvironmental Justice in England and Wales», which was produced by an informal working group under Sullivan J, criticised the strict private interest requirement, as applied to environmentalenvironmental cases.

Foley Hoag's environmental attorneys have litigated cases in federal and state courts around the country and even in the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

The Forum is giving also input to DG Environment of the European Commission while developing proposals for EU legislation with a particular relevance for judges, as that is the case with the access to justice proposal, the legal instrument on environmental inspections or when it is evaluating existing legislation such as the environmental liability directive.

Over the course of the semester, students will advise a community group on an environmental justice advocacy strategy, help clients determine whether they have standing to bring an environmental case, negotiate a RCRA enforcement settlement and a regional - scale habitat conservation plan, design a litigation strategy to address changes to air quality standards, and testify at a hearing on water pollution reduction — among many other exercises.

Over the course of the semester, students will advise a community group on an environmental justice advocacy strategy, help clients determine whether they have standing to bring an environmental case, negotiate a RCRA enforcement settlement and a regional - scale habitat conservation plan, design a litigation strategy to address changes to air quality standards, and testify at a hearing on water pollution reduction