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Abolishing ICE has Environmental Connections

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The Drain is a weekly roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet.

Does your heart hurt from watching agents of the U.S. government execute a law-abiding citizen in the street while he is helping others try to stay safe during an authoritarian takeover of an American city? If you work on environmental and climate issues, you probably have felt this rage over what’s happening but also thought …

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Parsing the 11th Circuit’s “Alligator Alcatraz” decision

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Panel majority disingenuously blocks interim relief.

Last week, a divided panel of the 11th Circuit US Court of Appeals stayed the preliminary injunction issued by a District Court halting use of the Everglades detention center the Trump Administration loves to call “Alligator Alcatraz” pending the outcome of NEPA litigation. The preliminary injunction was a bit aggressive — the trial court had …

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The Drain is a weekly roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet.

Panel majority disingenuously blocks interim relief.

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It Really Isn’t That Complicated

A recent Ninth Circuit case requires states to do more to achieve clean air goals.

The Senate’s Continuing Resolution Blocks Russ Vought’s Odious Politicization of Science — Temporarily

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Gerrymandering has given House Republicans a boost, and the Senate leans toward the GOP, but it still promises to be a real horse race.

Environmental Progress Does Exist – And So Does Good News

Engaging with the key questions for NEPA in any permitting reform bill

We lost the Battle of 2025. But we haven’t last the fight for sustainability.

Potential practical limits on the scope of the initiative to rewrite CEQA

Initiative to fundamentally rewrite CEQA will have important implications for planning in California

More is screaming needed.

A new report has some unexpected implications.

Agency’s efforts to repeal harm definition for the ESA carries significant legal risks

Nobody likes data centers. Still, banning them in blue states alone may be a bad idea.

The latest court decisions and legal challenges are shaping the future of wind energy development across the United States

Which states are stepping up to fill the void?

The legislature could take steps to address the impacts on state environmental law of the enactment of BACA this November

Energy law experts explain local governments’ longstanding primary authority over local gas distribution and use.

Engaging with the key questions for NEPA in any permitting reform bill

Today’s drought may not be the worst-case scenario for the Colorado