environmental law

A growing legal movement seeks to recognize the rights of nature. Activists in the Northwest are celebrating a first here: the city of Port Townsend, Washington, this week recognized the inherent rights of southern resident orcas.

Environmental law in the U.S. regulates pollution, but often doesn’t protect the things we love. A movement to change that by securing so-called "rights…

Environmental impact statements are often in the news. They’re lengthy public documents that government agencies have to issue before taking actions that…

The University of Washington held its first annual symposium on environmental law last week. The idea is to choose a topic and examine how it fits into…