Environmental Law

law and global warming
should congress pass laws to make illegal some or all human activity (in the united states) that increases global warming? what about laws that promote reduction of global warming? is there a valid class-action lawsuit against oil companies because their...

Ofcom Rules Channel 4 Global Warming Documentary in Breach
The BBC reports that Ofcom has told Channel 4 that its documentary the Great Global Warming Swindle violated Ofcom rules but did not "cause harm or offence." The documentary's makers argue that global warming is not caused primarily by the....

RECORD SNOW-MUST BE GLOBAL WARMING ()
Today's snowstorm made this month the snowiest December in New Hampshire in more than a century. Associated Press, 12/31/08. How can this be? I thought global warming was drying us out...

The Global Warming "Hoax"
At the risk of making a huge generalization, I must ask this:Why do so many religious conservatives doubt that humans are causing global warming?Seriously, I peruse many conservative websites, many of them religious in nature, and I notice an odd trend...

Sarah Palin talks to Charlie Gibson about energy and the environment.
First, a word about mainstream media. Here's a key sentence in the ABC News report on Gibson's interview with Palin:In the day's second interview, when it came to the discussion of energy policy, turf the Alaska governor is far more comfortable discussing, many of the differences between she and McCain were exposed...

Alaskan Village Sues Energy Companies for Global Warming
The New York Times reports on a suit filed yesterday by the Alaska native village of Kivalina against 20 oil, electric, and coal companies. The village, which is being forced to relocate because of flooding caused by global warming, accuses...

Baseball Players Named in Mitchell Report
Major League Baseball Players using Performance Enhancing Drugs

Civil / Human Rights
alleging violations of basic human and civil rights.

Primovolta and Primavolta Warming Gloves
Recalled due to Burn Hazard

Vytorin Marketing
alleged false claims in marketing campaign.

FDA
Life-Threatening Complications Associated with Recombinant Human Bone Graft Products

US Federal Government
allegedly violated the niversal Declaration of Human Rights by deporting undocumented parents of US born children.

Man Awarded $600,000 for Curb Accident Which Caused a Fracture
Curb Accident Which Caused a Fracture Results in $600,000 Settlement