Bills and Laws

Senate passes ban on shark fin sales in the US

The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that, if enacted into law, will ban the buying and selling of shark fins and...

Starting January 1, 2022, the state of Virginia will no longer allow animal testing or the sale of cosmetics tested...

A federal court has turned down the EPA's efforts to lessen carbon emission regulations for coal plants. The move...

A $35 billion investment in clean power and other climate initiatives hitched a ride on the latest COVID-19 relief...

International lawyers are now working together to define the new crime of ecocide. By criminalizing ecosystem destruction,...

On Wednesday, October 7, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an executive order to reserve 30% of state...

Environmental justice is one of the important topics that the BREATHE Act addresses. The Movement for Black Lives...

Twenty-three states and Washington, D.C. have sued the Trump administration over rollbacks in fuel-efficiency standards,...

The Philippine Senate passed a new law passed this month requiring all students to plant 10 trees in order to graduate....

This Fall, the Supreme Court will make a monumental decision on whether the Clean Water Act prohibits groundwater...

A land battle in British Columbia could afford indigenous people residing in the United States rights in Canada....

Switzerland’s proposed ‘unconditional basic income’ (UBI) could become an official policy as early as next...