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Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council: Biophony: navy sonar harming whales and other marine mammals: Supreme Court of the United States: 2008 Winters v. United States: Water: rights of American Indians: Supreme Court of the United States: 1908 Wisconsin v. Illinois: Water: supply from the Great Lakes: Supreme Court of the United States ...
NRDC states the purpose of its work is "safeguard the earth—its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends," and to "ensure the rights of all people to the air, the water and the wild, and to prevent special interests from undermining public interests."
A variety of federal, state, and local laws govern water rights. One issue unique to America is the law of water with respect to American Indians. Tribal water rights are a special case because they fall under neither the riparian system nor the appropriation system but are outlined in the Winters v. United States decision. Indian water rights ...
Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that set forth the legal test used when U.S. federal courts must defer to a government agency's interpretation of a law or statute. [1]
Freeport is a small industrial city of 24,000 in northwest Illinois. For a price tag of $13 million, it's building a new public water system to tap deep into new, uncontaminated water sources.
John Hamilton Adams (born February 15, 1936) is an environmental activist, lawyer, and founder of the Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC). He co-founded the NRDC in 1970 and served as the executive director until 1998 when he became the President. As of 2006, Adams is the Founding Director of the organization. [1]
The Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (WRDA 1996) is part of Pub. L. 104–303 (text), was enacted by Congress of the United States on October 12, 1996. [1] Most of the provisions of WRDA 1996 are administered by the United States Army Corps of Engineers .
(The Center Square) – Whether Illinois should be enjoined from enforcing the state’s gun and magazine ban starting Monday is now up to a federal appeals court. Illinois enacted the Protect ...