Environmental Law News and Insights

On February 19, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to review a unanimous decision by a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that underground wastewater injection into a groundwater channel that flows to the Pacific Ocean requires a permit under the Clean Water Act. The Ninth Circuit decision, Hawai'i Wildlife Fund,...

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he United States is home to 60 commercial nuclear power plants which house 98 operating reactors—more than any other country in the world. Nuclear power accounts for approximately 20% of the nation's electrical production. But the existing fleet of nuclear facilities is aging, and no new plants have been built...

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Governor Baker addressed a room full of offshore wind stakeholders at "The Future of Offshore Wind" Forum hosted by the Environmental League of Massachusetts on Wednesday morning.  He applauded the developers, environmental groups, legislators and local students for the progress made in recent years which has led to a dramatic decrease...

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