White House issues executive actions addressing patent infringement lawsuits
June 5, 2013
The White House on Tuesday announced a set of executive actions aimed at cracking down on abusive patent infringement lawsuits. These steps are aimed at people or firms, often referred to as "patent trolls," who collect patents for the sole purpose of pursuing litigation against those who attempt to....... [more] 
Double Standards in the Philippines
May 23, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnist Edsel Tupaz of the The Law Offices of Tupaz & Associates argues that the US Seventh Fleet must be held liable for the destruction of the Tubbataha Reefs...On Wednesday April 17, 2013 a number of public interest groups, led by two bishops, environmental experts, human right....... [more]
Supreme Court declines to hear Alaskan village's greenhouse gas claim
May 21, 2013
The US Supreme Court declined Monday to review an Alaskan village's claims that greenhouse gas producers should be held accountable to the village for pollution that threatens its vitality. Kivalina, a village of Inupiat Eskimo natives, filed suit against 22 corporations in 2009 for damages caused b....... [more]
UK Supreme Court finds government violating EU air quality law
May 1, 2013
The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the government has been failing to meet EU air quality standards and reached out to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for guidance. This is the first time that the court has addressed the problem with air pollution in the UK, which is the worst in the EU....... [more]
EPA was ordered to disclose mercury rule documents
April 14, 2013
On April 14, 2006, Judge Robert Collins of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ordered the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to release internal documents pertaining to the controversial Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR). The goal of the CAMR was to permanently cap and reduce....... [more]
Federal appeals court rules EPA can halt power plant construction
March 29, 2013
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can suspend power plant construction projects before project completion based on evidence that a plant is underestimating the extent to which the project will affect its aggregate pollutant em....... [more]
Supreme Court rules stormwater pollution case can proceed
March 21, 2013
The US Supreme Court ruled 8-0 Wednesday in Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center (NDEC) that 33 USC § 1369 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) is not a jurisdictional bar to suits seeking to invalidate certain agency decisions, and an amendment to regulations made by the Environmental Prot....... [more]
Chile court orders suspension of hydroelectric dam construction
March 5, 2013
A Chilean appeals court on Tuesday ordered the suspension of the Punta Alcalde hydroelectric dam project based on environmental concerns. The project is under the management of Endesa, an energy company based in Spain. The suit was brought by local fishermen who claimed the dam project would have s....... [more]
Federal appeals court upholds statutory protection for polar bears
March 3, 2013
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday upheld the listing of polar bears as a "threatened" species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Designation of the animal as threatened gives polar bears the lower of two levels of protection. This designation was challenge....... [more]
European Commission refers Greece and Sweden to ECJ for environmental violations
February 21, 2013
The European Commission (EC) on Thursday announced that it is referring Sweden and Greece to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for failing to comply with previous judgments regarding environmental issues. The EC found that Greece failed to comply with a 2005 ruling that required the country to tak....... [more]
Federal judge rules BP not liable for 810,000 barrels of oil deemed collected
February 20, 2013
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Tuesday ruled that 810,000 barrels of oil collected by British Petroleum (BP) immediately following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill will not be used in calculations to determine damages under the Clean Water Act (CWA) ....... [more]
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