It is natural, then, that when last summer a number of cabinet ministers announced the review of four
key federal environmental laws, West Coast Environmental Law — along with other lawyers, academics, environmental groups, Indigenous peoples and the general public — took a keen interest.
The proposed ALEC model «Environmental Impact Litigation Act,» based on a law passed in North Dakota in 2015, would allow coal, oil, and gas companies to pay into a fund for the state to sue against a number of
key federal environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act.
Not exact matches
When a business engages in practices that violate state or
federal environmental laws, the corporate officers, business owners or other
key employees of the business may be held civilly responsible — and also criminally responsible.