After Florida’s governor preempted a pending Orange County charter amendment that would protect two rivers, a local advocacy group sued, testing a growing movement known as Rights of Nature.
* In 2010 Pittsburgh became the first U.S. city to recognize rights of nature in its effort to ban fracking.
* In September 2008, Ecuador became the first country in the
New York state’s plastic bag reduction law, postponed twice already due to a lawsuit and the COVID-19 pandemic, is beginning to be enforced this week as the state reopens.
Here’s a sampling of eminent domain cases that have made the news, according to the Associated Press
* In Marietta Ga. the Cobb County School Board, after a long battle
A parent’s most important job is to keep their children safe. Imagine then, hearing your elementary school aged child say to you, “Mom/Dad, I don’t feel safe when you drive me and look at your phone.” For many parents that would be incredibly upsetting. Joel…
There has been a sharp increase of U.S. lawsuits alleging Monsanto’s weed killers such as Roundup and Ranger Pro brands are causing cancer. The increase comes after August 10, 2018, when a San Francisco jury awarded $289 million in a landmark case claiming that Roundup…
A series of natural gas explosions rocked the Merrimack Valley Thursday evening leading to the evacuation of large sections of Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover. Massachusetts State Police say there were over 70 reports of explosions, fires, and gas investigations. Fire crews from across the…
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit calendared oral argument in this case for September 11, 2017. A few weeks prior to the scheduled hearing, the Ninth Circuit cancelled oral argument, determining that the Panel could decide the matter on the Briefs. Unfortunately for…
