Latest updates for Environmental Law
Fresh curated links around environmental law are collected here so marketers can spot useful updates and turn timely ideas into posts faster.
Recent items include:
- Every lawyer is a nature lawyer
- Lessons for a Warming Planet: A Vital History of U.S. Environmental Law
- Environmentalists hope lawsuit tightens polluting rules for Newark incinerator
Post angles to try
Share the most useful takeaway for your audience.
Turn one article into a quick practical checklist.
Ask your audience how this shift affects their work.
Fresh articles and ideas
Recent curated links from global sources. Generate one free draft from any story, then use SocialBu to schedule and refine your content calendar.
legal-planet.org
/1 month ago
Lessons for a Warming Planet: A Vital History of U.S. Environmental Law
This Earth Day, environmental advocates are looking backward as well as forward. With the U.S. federal government so dramatically overhauling environmental policy, history shows ho...
gothamist.com
/1 week ago
Environmentalists hope lawsuit tightens polluting rules for Newark incinerator
The Reworld Essex facility in Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood The federal lawsuit would set stricter standards across the country. [ more › ]
natlawreview.com
/1 day ago
Environmental Developments to Watch in Oregon
Oregon’s 2026 legislative session advanced the state’s goals on environmental protection, clean energy development, and regulatory efficiency. Lawmakers passed legislation addressi...
wattsupwiththat.com
/1 month ago
Environmentalists are fighting our living standards in court
A decisive ruling to halt this lawfare overreach can’t come soon enough.
boyerlawfirm.com
/1 month ago
Sustainable & Eco-Friendly Businesses: Legal and Regulatory Guide
Sustainability is now a competitive strategy, not a niche concept. In 2026, consumers, investors, and regulators expect businesses to operate responsibly, minimize environmental im...
njbiz.com
/2 weeks ago
Former NJDEP Commissioner LaTourette joins Greenberg Traurig
Former New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette joins Greenberg Traurig’s environmental practice in Florham Park. The post Former NJDEP Commi...
natlawreview.com
/1 month ago
EPR Litigation Expands to Colorado as Industry Targets Program Design
Colorado has become the newest battleground state in the growing battle over Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws. A national trade association, the Independent Lubricant M...
irishtimes.com
/2 weeks ago
Law to slash fees in environmental court cases comes into effect next week
But legal challenges are expected to new fee scale, which is opposed by lawyers
allafrica.com
/2 weeks ago
Environmental Reform Proposals Advance to Cabinet Stage
[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE government is finalising amendments to the Environmental Management Act, Chapter 191, as part of broader efforts to strengthen environmental governance a...
roi-nj.com
/2 weeks ago
Greenberg Traurig adds former NJDEP Commissioner LaTourette to New Jersey environmental practice
Greenberg Traurig has added former New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette as a shareholder in its Florham Park office, expanding the firm’s...
agriland.ie
/1 week ago
Rules to cap state legal costs in environmental reviews now in force
New rules that will place a limit on the legal costs to the state when environment-related judicial reviews are upheld are now in force. According to the government, the regulation...
natlawreview.com
/3 weeks ago
Environmental Highlights from Virginia's 2026 Legislative Session
During the 2026 legislative session, Virginia's General Assembly passed an avalanche of new environmental legislation. The Assembly introduced over 200 bills related to the environ...
natlawreview.com
/1 month ago
Greenpeace Undermines Longstanding Principles Undergirding International Law
Last year, American oil pipeline company Energy Transfer successfully sued Greenpeace in a North Dakota state court, winning hundreds of millions of dollars in the jury verdict. I...
natlawreview.com
/3 weeks ago
The Rule of Law Cannot Work in Reverse
On April 17, the US Supreme Court unanimously ruled 8-0 that Louisiana's sprawling coastal-erosion litigation against American energy producers belongs in federal court. This landm...
natlawreview.com
/1 day ago
Environmental Developments to Watch in Washington State
Budget issues dominated much of Washington’s 2026 legislative session, but also reflected the continuation of the state’s environmental policy agenda, particularly Washington’s cli...
natlawreview.com
/1 day ago
Plastic and Packaging EPR Laws – Key Considerations and Impending Compliance Deadlines
The regulatory paradigm for plastics and packaging has drastically shifted. Currently, seven states—California, Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington—have en...
jdsupra.com
/1 month ago
The Recycling Reckoning: Oregon’s EPR Law Hits a Federal Roadblock—and the Rest of the Country Is Taking Notes
A federal court in Oregon has done something no U.S. court has done before: paused enforcement of a state extended producer responsibility (EPR) law on constitutional grounds—thoug...
natlawreview.com
/1 month ago
Timing Is Everything: An Overview of Environmental Claims and Their Limitations Periods: Part I – Federal
In the United States, federal and state governments enforce a variety of environmental laws and regulations that prohibit different types of activities that may harm people or the...
wattsupwiththat.com
/1 month ago
Claim: AI Laws Overlook Environmental Damage
Southampton Lecturer in Law Louise Du Toit is concerned that even EU regulators seem to be overlooking the AI Environmental Crisis.
tech4law.co.za
/3 weeks ago
THE GREEN GAVEL: Why ESG Compliance is the Next Big Growth Area for Modern Law Firms
A lawyer and a CEO are standing on a beach, watching a massive tidal wave approach. The CEO sighs and says, “This is a disaster. We’re going to lose everything”. The lawyer checks...
jdsupra.com
/1 month ago
Climate litigation in German federal courts: Governmental climate change management under scrutiny while private enforce...
Climate litigation brought by environmental associations is increasingly appearing on the agendas of German courts. Two recent landmark decisions draw first boundaries for climate...
natlawreview.com
/1 month ago
France Adopts New Fast-Track Environmental Litigation Regime for Strategic Projects
On 21 April 2026, France adopted Decree No. 2026-302 on the simplification of environmental litigation procedures and the acceleration of certain projects (the Decree), published i...
jdsupra.com
/1 month ago
CETESB Updates Criteria for Environmental Penalties in São Paulo
The Board Decision of the Environmental Company of the State of São Paulo (Companhia Ambiental do Estado de São Paulo - CETESB) No. 007/2026/C/I has been recently published, establ...
Turn fresh research into a full content calendar
Use SocialBu to discover ideas, generate post drafts, and schedule them across your social channels.
Sources covering Environmental Law
allafrica.com
Recent coverage from public sources
Public source
boyerlawfirm.com
Recent coverage from public sources
Public source
gothamist.com
Recent coverage from public sources
Public source
legal-planet.org
Recent coverage from public sources
Public source
njbiz.com
Recent coverage from public sources
Public source
wattsupwiththat.com
Recent coverage from public sources
Public source