Supreme Court shuts out environmentalists

WASHINGTON, July 4 (UPI) -- The latest U.S. Supreme Court term was the worst one ever for environmentalists, advocates say. The court considered five environment-related suits in the term that ended this week and environmentalists lost each time, The New York Times reported. The newspaper said the suits involved the use of sonar that threatened whales off California; liability for toxic spills; limiting challenges to U.S. Forest Service regulations; dumping in lakes; and allowing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take costs into consideration when determining how much marine life can be killed by... [read full story]                    

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