A NSW court's decision to rule out a coalmine on the basis of climate change could signal a turning of the tide in an arena where environmental litigants have previously struggled to gain traction.
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Much like the government’s attempt to deliver Brexit itself, the Bill reveals it is difficult to please everyone.
Data gathered from EPA reports, staffers and retirees show the Trump administration has brought fewer environmental enforcement actions to conclusion and deferred more to states.
Newly revealed documents show the Commonwealth government approved a controversial tourism plan for Tasmania's World Heritage wilderness without assessing it against federal conservation legislation.
How can we hold governments accountable to their climate commitments? A recent case might hold the answer.
What drives companies to be green? Women, it turns out, are the key. New research shows that firms with a more balanced mix of women and men in the boardroom receive fewer environmental lawsuits.
After two years of turmoil at the EPA in the 1980s, President Reagan hit the reset button, choosing a Republican who supported environmental protection to head the agency.
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt wants to change the grounds for setting US air pollution targets. An environmental lawyer explains why Pruitt's approach misreads the law and could roll back decades of gains.
Local planning rules have prevailed in a long-running dispute over a proposed Gold Coast quarry that threatened the amenity of nearby residents and koalas.
Do environmental reviews delay large-scale projects? The Trump administration says yes, but studies show that these reviews lead to better results and can even save time and money.
Scientific problems require evidence-led solutions. A new proposal to create a federal environmental decision-making body would take some of the politics out of climate policy.
Should Australia join the majority of the world and provide legal recognition of the human right to a healthy environment?
Fifty years after a major oil spill in Santa Barbara helped launch the environmental movement, Californians strongly oppose the Trump administration's push to expand offshore drilling.
Congress is moving to cut back the Endangered Species Act and give more power to states. But a recent study shows that state laws are weaker and states have few resources to protect species at risk.
President Trump signed an order on Dec. 4 to drastically reduce the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. Four legal experts explain why this action is likely to be reversed.
Even the very softest of Brexits will expose gaps in purely domestic environmental governance.
The Atrato River has been awarded rights. But it will be tough to translate these abstract ideals into actual progress.
The proposed loan of Commonwealth money to Adani is on shaky constitutional ground, potentially paving the way for High Court challenge which could change the dynamics of federal-state funding.
Environmental law and natural resource experts respond to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's proposals to shrink four national monuments and allow logging, fishing and other activities in six more.
New legislation has recognised the Yarra River as a single, living entity. But what does that mean in practice?
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The University of Queensland
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Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Professor of Environmental Law, University of Maryland
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PhD Candidate, GPEM, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Law, Vermont Law School
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Professor of Climate and Environmental Law, University of Sydney
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Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley
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Botanist, University of Queensland, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor ANU College of Law and Associate Director of the ANU Centre for Climate Law and Policy, Australian National University
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