Georgia Judge Yanks Coal Power Permit on Climate Concerns
ATLANTA, Georgia, June 30, 2008 (ENS) – A Fulton County Superior Court judge today issued a decision that blocks construction of the first coal-burning power plant proposed in Georgia in more than 20 years. The judge ruled that the new plant must limit its emissions of the heat-trapping gas carbon dioxide. This is the first [...]
Read More »Court Ruling on UC Berkeley Gym Fails to Dislodge Tree-sitters
BERKELEY, California, June 19, 2008 (ENS) – Both sides are claiming victory in a lawsuit over construction of a gymnasium complex next to UC Berkeley’s California Memorial Stadium that has had tree-sitters occupying a grove of oaks on the site for the past 18 months. The activists have been living in the Memorial Oak Grove [...]
Read More »Alaska Judge Upholds Aerial Wolf Killing But Limits Extent
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 18, 2008 (ENS) – A federal judge on Friday invalidated the aerial gunning of wolves in several areas of Alaska in a case brought by four conservation groups challenging the state’s wolf control program. At the same time, Superior Court Judge William Morse upheld the practice of shooting wolves from planes and [...]
Read More »Developer Loses, New Jersey Wins Water Protection Case
TRENTON, New Jersey, January 14, 2008 (ENS) – The law that protects the sources of drinking water for 88 New Jersey municipalities and 1,250 square miles in the northwestern part of the state has been upheld by a state Superior Court judge. Superior Court Judge Victor Ashrafi Friday dismissed a challenge to the Highlands Water [...]
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