Environmental Law

Calvert landfill site, representing the UK's waste management infrastructure behind the environment agency's revised compliance metrics.

September 18, 2026

UK environment agency to revise waste site compliance metrics by 2027

The UK's Office for Environmental Protection found that the Environment Agency's current waste-site compliance metrics are misleading. The agency has been reporting high compliance rates based on a system that does not

Satellite view of deforestation near Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the kind of forest clearing now happening in Dodamarg near Mopa Airport.

Environment·Policy

Dodamarg Tree Felling Clears Over 6,000 Trees Near Mopa Airport Amid High Court Ban

Sarvesh Pednekar has 92,000 followers on Instagram. His tagline is: “कोकण वाचवूया जगाला दाखवूया” — Save Konkan, Show It to the World. He is a photographer and content creator from the Konkan coast of Maharashtra. Over the past year, he

September 17, 2026

EU Faces Complaint Over Water Law Revision as NGOs Say Mining Push Skipped Evidence and Consultation

Environment·Europe·Sustainability·World

Environmental groups filed a formal complaint with the European Ombudsman on September 8, 2026, alleging that the European Commission violated procedural standards when deciding

Tribes Sue Over Utah Monuments After Trump Cuts Acreage By Over 90 Percent

Policy

Two of America’s most significant stretches of public land had their protections dramatically reduced in July 2026. Now that decision is heading back to

Yosemite National Park valley with granite cliffs and river

Environment·Nature·Sustainability·USA

Yosemite land exchange halted: Federal court orders environmental review under NEPA compliance

A federal court has ordered an environmental review of a land exchange proposal involving Yosemite National Park, potentially blocking or delaying the transaction as conservation groups challenge the adequacy of federal environmental

Govind Tekale

August 29, 2026

Conservation·UK·Wildlife

UK’s First Wild Axolotl Found in Welsh River by Girl, 10 — “It Would Not Have Lived Very Long,” Expert Warns

Dippy the Axolotl: UK’s First Documented Wild Discovery | KarmActive Wildlife · UK A 10-Year-Old Found a Critically Endangered Axolotl in a Welsh River Believed to be the first documented wild discovery

Karmactive Staff

April 26, 2026

Philippine pangolin pup nudging its curled-up mother in a Palawan forest

Conservation·Crime·News·Policy·Wildlife

Nigeria Wildlife Trafficking Penalties: ₦12m Fines And “Up To 10 Years,” Senate Says

Nigeria’s New Wildlife Trafficking Penalties – Interactive Brief Wildlife Crime Nigeria to impose stricter fines, jail sentences on wildlife traffickers Traffickers of ivory, pangolin scales, and other wildlife are set to face

Karmactive Staff

October 30, 2025

Aerial view of a narrow Tuvalu atoll surrounded by shallow turquoise ocean.

Climate·News

Tuvalu sea-level threat: “We don’t want to disappear” as only one in six adaptation dollars arrives

Climate & Pacific Tuvalu: Sea-Level Rise, Statehood, and the Right to Stay Tuvaluan leaders set out legal continuity and funding needs to protect daily life, statehood, and maritime boundaries under rising seas.

Govind Tekale

October 12, 2025

News·USA

EPA Sued by Environmental Coalition for 50-Year Failure to Regulate Hazardous Chemical Spills

A coalition of environmental justice organizations has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to issue regulations that would prevent hazardous chemical spills into waterways. The lawsuit,

Govind Tekale

September 2, 2025

Interior of controversial Florida detention site "Alligator Alcatraz" linked to environmental lawsuit and federal court ruling.

Environment·Nature·News·USA

Judge Orders ‘No Process’ Alligator Alcatraz Dismantled in 60 Days, Lighting Alone Reduced Panther Habitat by 2,000 Acres

U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams has ordered state and federal defendants to begin winding down operations at the controversial detention site commonly called “Alligator Alcatraz” within 60 days. The preliminary injunction requires

Govind Tekale

August 22, 2025

Climate·News

ICJ Rules States Must Act on 1.5°C Goal: 15 Judges Unanimously Establish Climate Obligations

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a unanimous landmark ruling on July 23, 2025, declaring that states have binding legal obligations to protect the climate system from greenhouse gas emissions. The

Govind Tekale

July 26, 2025

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Australia·News

Claim Farming Banned: NSW Imposes $55K Fines for Soliciting Claims

The NSW Government has passed new legislation banning ‘claim farming’ – a predatory practice where vulnerable people are pressured into making compensation claims. The Claim Farming Practices Prohibition Bill 2025 aims to

Rahul Somvanshi

March 30, 2025

A Person in stream, gathering samples, surrounded by forest. Photo Source: Kelly Martin/U.S. Forest Service.

Conservation

Environmental Groups Sue Army Corps Over 600+ Fast-Tracked Wetland Permits

The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, challenging their decision to expedite 700 pending wetland permits across the country. The permits, which would

Govind Tekale

February 23, 2025

Representative image Mount Taranaki - Pouakai Crossing, Photo Source: Geoff McKay from Palmerston North, New Zealand (CC BY 2.0 )

Europe·Nature

Mount Taranaki Granted Legal Personhood in New Zealand

A mountain in New Zealand just got the same rights as you and me. On January 30, 2025, New Zealand’s Parliament gave Mount Taranaki – an 8,261-foot snow-capped volcano – legal rights

Govind Tekale

February 3, 2025

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