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LOMAX | Bankruptcy pitch in Lafayette shows desperation of national anti-fracking groups
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As a reporter and an advocate, I have spent most of my career following the tactics of national environmental groups, both in Washington, D.C. and in the states. A recent fly-in visit from one such group – the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, or CELDF – shows just how much those tactics have changed. When…
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Lorax lawsuit on behalf of Colorado River said to have dim prospects
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Maybe you knew that all along. The novel litigation some (mockingly?) have referred to as a bid for “personhood’ for Colorado’s signature waterway – and that, just to freshen things up, we’d suggest calling the Lorax lawsuit because its plaintiffs purport to speak for the river – may indeed have been a long shot the day…
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Colorado River is plaintiff, sort of, in a lawsuit to give it same rights as people
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The Colorado River ought to have its own legal status that would put it on the same footing as people or corporations, according to an environmental group that filed a lawsuit in Denver federal court Monday. The lawsuit is the first of its kind in the United States, its proponents say. The Community Environmental Legal Defense…
