The Supreme Court on Thursday sharply limited the reach of environmental impact statements in a victory for developers. In an 8-0 decision, the justices said these claims of the potential impact on ...

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 ...

Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) are used by federal agencies when it is determined that new construction will be impacting the local human environment as defined by the National Enviromental ...

NASA and the U.S. Navy are seeking public comment on a draft environmental impact statement that proposes their continued use of state land for a missile range and observatory on Kauai island in ...

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 ...

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 ...