by Karl Coplan | Mar 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
Under the Public Trust doctrine, navigable waters are held in an inalienable trust by State government. Members of the public have a right to transit by boat on waters susceptible to navigation. This is true even where both shorelines are under private ownership,...
by Karl Coplan | Mar 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
Newly released e-mails show that when Duke Energy received notice that several citizens groups (including Waterkeeper Alliance and several North Carolina Waterkeeper organizations) were planning to sue it for Clean Water Act violations at its coal ash...
by Karl Coplan | Jan 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
OK, so the title is a bit of hyperbole. But every social movement has its inspirational leaders, and Pete played a huge role in galvanizing the environmental movement. His great gift was the power of song — not [just] as performance but as political...
by Karl Coplan | Nov 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
So the Supreme Court has granted cert in the Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby, Inc. and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sebelius cases. In both of these cases, for-profit corporations are challenging the application of the birth control coverage employer mandates of the...
by Karl Coplan | Sep 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Fifth Assessment Report is out from the IPCC. Andy Revkin’s DotEarth blog has an excellent summary. No real surprises — the Earth has warmed, is warming, and will warm, the oceans are acidifying and human beings are in fact responsible for these...
