Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Supreme Court justices heard arguments Tuesday in an environmental case involving a proposed railroad line in Utah for shipping ...

The justices said claims of the potential impact on the environment have been used too often to delay or block new projects. The high court ruled for the developers of a proposed 88-mile railroad in ...

In the clash between the competing pro-petroleum and pro-climate visions of the economy, few policy issues are as misunderstood and complicated as our nation’s environmental permitting systems. The ...

Uganda's environmental impact assessment system is meant to protect the environment from harmful development projects. For nearly 30 years, the law has required developers applying for approval to ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court may be about to sharply limit the reach of so-called environmental impact statements, which gauge potential harm of proposed developments and often cause projects to be ...