A new work of environmental ethics argues that the constitutive value of natural places can be understood in the language of rights.
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Energy transition minerals are essential to tackling climate change. But First Nations people must have a genuine say in where and how this happens.
The European Commission or any Member State can bring an action before the Court of Justice alleging an infringement. If it does not comply with the judgment, it will have to pay a fine.
Australia cannot get its environmental act together. We don’t even have the information we need to fix environmental problems. But there is a better way.
Australia is one of the last nations holding out against legislating the human right to a healthy environment
Pork producers are challenging a California law that animal welfare advocates call the most important measure for farm animal protection in decades.
The Supreme Court opens its 2022-2023 session with a high-profile case that has major implications for both wildlife and landowners.
Nigeria’s Environmental Impact Assessment Act is not protecting the environment enough and citizens need to get involved.
In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court held that an Obama administration plan to regulate carbon emissions from power plants exceeded the power that Congress gave to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Despite banning fracking in 2019, the UK government recently decided to review its safety.
The Federal Court has essentially said it can’t act. But the decision certainly doesn’t mean the government can’t act. In fact, that’s exactly who the judges indicated must.
West Virginia v. EPA could be the opportunity that conservative justices have been seeking to curb federal power.
Plan to cut emissions quickly, use offsets sparingly and set broader goals for improving society.
Urban ecosystem services sustain life but aren’t well protected.
The Biden administration is restoring full protection to three national monuments that President Trump sought to cut down drastically.
Four years after Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico, federal money to rebuild its electricity system is finally about to flow. But it may not deliver what islanders want.
Environmental management accounting can be used to identify, analyse, manage and reduce environmental costs.
They argued the NSW Environment Protection Authority should take action on greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. In an Aussie first, the court agreed.
Most Americans support clean energy in principle, but what will they do when wind turbines or high-voltage transmission lines come to town?
Early exposure to lead pollution may lead to less mature personality traits as an adult.
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Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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