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Albert C. Lin: The Supreme Court just shriveled federal protection for wetlands, leaving many of these valuable ecosystems at risk

In Sackett v. EPA, a suit filed by two homeowners who filled in wetlands on their property, the Supreme Court has drastically narrowed the definition of which wetlands qualify for federal protection.

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Bill limiting oil drilling without landowners’ consent faces headwinds at Colorado legislature

Conflicts between residents and operators are escalating as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, operations infringe on suburban neighborhoods.

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'A flipping swamp': Property rights vs. climate change in Narragansett

A controversial proposal to build a house on an undersized lot — that is nearly half wetlands and adjacent to the Narrow River — is pitting questions of property rights against neighborhood compatibility and climate change.

Impacts

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Private lands are the next battleground in state conservation policy

Interest from owners wanting to set aside their property for conservation has increased in the past few years.

Causes

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Supreme Court backs pipeline in case on New Jersey land seizures

By a 5-to-4 vote, the court said the federal government could delegate its power to condemn state property to a private company.

Politics

$U.S. Supreme Court ponders the fate of a fracked natural gas pipeline to New Jersey$

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U.S. Supreme Court ponders the fate of a fracked natural gas pipeline to New Jersey

PennEast applied to the federal government six years ago to build a 116-mile pipeline from northeastern Pennsylvania to carry fracked natural gas to a location near Trenton.

ORIGINAL REPORTING

property rights

Fossil fuel companies are taking private land—and landowners are fighting back

Albert C. Lin: The Supreme Court just shriveled federal protection for wetlands, leaving many of these valuable ecosystems at risk

Bill limiting oil drilling without landowners’ consent faces headwinds at Colorado legislature

'A flipping swamp': Property rights vs. climate change in Narragansett

Private lands are the next battleground in state conservation policy

Supreme Court backs pipeline in case on New Jersey land seizures

U.S. Supreme Court ponders the fate of a fracked natural gas pipeline to New Jersey

A Harris presidency could reshape the US climate policy

Trump's push for fossil fuels could clash with Europe's green transition

The US funds lithium mining, risking water supplies

Hollywood’s quest to cut carbon emissions

Some US cities are promoting themselves as climate refuges despite concerns

Supreme Court to rule on key environmental cases

Construction worker's tragic end highlights the deadly impact of extreme heat on workers

Amid LNG’s Gulf Coast expansion, community hopes to stand in its way