Top 2012 Eco-Law Issues Include Republican Attack on EPA, Fate of Keystone Pipeline

The top 10 eco-legal issues for 2012 include Republicans’ attack on the authority of the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the fate of the controversial Keystone pipeline expected to transport oil from Canada into the US.

That’s according to the Vermont Law School’s Environmental Law Center.

Also making the center’s top 10 list: the “clash between the EPA and White House over ozone standards; the continuing political and environmental fallout from the Japanese nuclear plant disaster; and the recent landmark settlement under the Endangered Species Act.

To learn more, read the Watch List Article.