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21 Dec 2018
Law students at Cardiff University’s Environmental Law Foundation Clinic concerned over the impact of Brexit on community groups seeking to protect the Welsh environment
Law students at Cardiff University’s Environmental Law Foundation Clinic concerned over the impact...
07 Dec 2018
Shining the spotlight on the biodiversity crisis – a new global deal for nature
On 17 November 2018 the UN Biodiversity Conference opened in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt and marks 25 yea...
15 Nov 2018
Sounding the climate change alarm – exploring the IPCC report and responses
On 8 October 2018 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its much-anticipated...
05 Jul 2018
Legal challenge to Heathrow third runway prepares for take-off
On 5 June 2018, the government published its final Airports National Policy Statement (NPS). The NPS...
19 Mar 2018
Woodlings evicted
When ELF was approached by the Friends of George Street Woods, last year, they had a fantastic story...
19 Mar 2018
Vulnerable social housing tenants represented at proposed Farringdon hotel public inquiry
When ELF was approached by a residents association in Farringdon which represents vulnerable social ...
12 Mar 2018
FOE Complaint That The Brexit Bill May Breach The Aarhus Convention Is Admissible
Last month, the UN-backed Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee (‘the Committee’) found admissi...
12 Mar 2018
Coming Soon? An Environmental Rights Centre For Scotland
Dr Ben Christman fills us in on his research in Scotland The history of ‘public interest environme...
31 Oct 2017
Clarifying The New Environmental Costs Rules?
Emma Lui reflects on the recent court challenge to the costs rules in environmental cases. Last mont...
12 Sep 2017
Costs Rules Changes Lead To Alternative Approaches To Access Environmental Justice
ELF’s Emma Montlake considers some immediate effects of the recent costs rules changes ELF is alre...