Leading Wednesday's environmental law news, the Washington State Senate has approved a measure that would allow the state to provide more water from the Columbia River basin for agriculture while protecting fish by ensuring water...
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Germany's Federal Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that a law permitting the German air force to shoot down hijacked planes to prevent a suicide attack was unconstitutional ,...
The US government has formally requested the extradition from Canada of Canadian citizen Abdullah Khadr , a week after indicting him on charges of procuring weapons to...
The number of alleged international terrorism suspects named in a centralized US database has more than quadrupled since the list's inception in 2003, according to a report in Wednesday's Washington Post. The list, compiled by the National Counterterrorism Center...
Western businesses burned and three people were killed Wednesday as Pakistanis took to the streets in a third day of protests over cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad . A man was shot dead in Lahore as violent...
Leading Tuesday's environmental law news, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has reopened the public comment period on its original 1999 proposal to remove the bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) from the federal...
Leading Friday's environmental law news, a California law that makes it illegal to throw away electronic waste went into effect Thursday. Under the law , residents will have to take most consumer electronic equipment, including computers, printers, VCRs,...
Leading Wednesday's environmental law news, the US Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it has initiated a status review of the polar bear (Ursus maritimus) to determine whether it should be listed...
More than 4,500 occupants of hotel rooms provided by the government to those affected by the Hurricane Katrina disaster were ordered to leave Tuesday as the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...
The UN Security Council on Tuesday imposed 12-month sanctions on three Ivorian peace opponents. Ble Goude, Eugene Djue, and rebel commander Fofie Kouakou will have their assets frozen and restrictions placed on their travel. Goude...
