Hope of climate progress with U.S./China deal
Last week, President Obama and China’s President Xi announced a new plan to begin tackling greenhouse gas emissions—their first joint statement about global climate action.
Category: Legal
Another Chance to Protect Connecticut’s Street Trees
Over the last several months, Connecticut’s utility companies and the Public Utility Regulatory Authority have been going back-and-forth on a tree-trimming plan around power lines.
Breathing Easier: Long Overdue National Action for Cleaner Air Blessed by the Supreme Court
Some commentary from our friends at the Conservation Law Foundation about last month’s Supreme Court decision and the Clean Air Act. Be a good neighbor!
Great Neck Sewage Treatment Plant Fixes Problems, No Longer Violating Clean Water Act
Court Rules for Save the Sound in Sewage Case
Save the Sound, Soundkeeper, and Conservation Law Foundation File Eight Clean Water Act Citizen Suits
Last week, we, along with Soundkeeper and the Conservation Law Foundation, announced that we filed lawsuits against eight Connecticut companies who are allegedly violating the Clean Water Act by illegally polluting Connecticut rivers and Long Island Sound. Stormwater runoff is the fastest growing threat to clean water in Connecticut and industrial sites discharge some of […]