environmental laws
Coverage of environmental laws in the Nexus archive.
- DHS waives environmental laws for border barriers and roads from Big Bend to Lake Amistad
The Department of Homeland Security has waived environmental laws to facilitate the construction of border barriers, roads, and surveillance infrastructure from Big Bend to Lake Amistad. Federal officials have not specified the exact nature of the projects within the designated area.
- Tanzania: Tanzania Orders Immediate Closure of a Factory Producing Banned Plastic Bags
The Tanzanian government has ordered the immediate closure of an illegal plastic bag manufacturing factory in Chanika, Dar es Salaam, for producing banned plastic carrier bags in violation of environmental laws.
- Park Service broke the law approving mining inside Mojave National Preserve, lawsuit says
The National Park Service is accused of illegally approving mining operations by an Australian company in the Mojave National Preserve, according to a lawsuit filed by the National Parks Conservation Assn. The lawsuit alleges the agency violated environmental laws in the process.