Judges Struggle With Environmental Cases Amid Pandemic
Parts Per Billion
English - March 25, 2020 17:36 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBNature Science News Politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Environmental problems persist, so federal judges hearing environmental cases are struggling to make sure this litigation doesn't grind to a halt.
On today's episode of Parts Per Billion, legal reporter Ellen M. Gilmer talks about the many virus-related delays in these cases and about one case over the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline in which a judge decided a hearing must go on.
(Note: After the recording of this episode, the judge in the Dakota pipeline case issued a ruling. Visit news.bloombergenvironment.com for breaking news coverage.)
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