Posted by Scott Dodd in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Last spring, I found myself entranced by a pair of red-tail hawks building a nest in Riverside Park, just a few blocks from my apartment in New York City. Unfortunately, despite the efforts of their parents and the best wishes...
Posted by Scott Dodd in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
The U.S. Supreme Court handed down its first decision of the term today, and it's not the best of news for whales. Last month, NRDC and its allies argued before the court on behalf of marine mammals that are threatened...
Posted by Scott Dodd in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Last week, NRDC argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking to protect whales and other marine mammals from being harmed by military sonar. I reported on the oral arguments and tried to provide an observer's perspective. Since then, a lot...
Posted by Scott Dodd in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Lawyers from NRDC and the U.S. Navy faced tough scrutiny on everything from beaked whale strandings to the separation of powers as they argued before the U.S. Supreme Court this morning.In a case that could determine whether the Navy is...
Posted by Scott Dodd in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Oral arguments are scheduled to begin momentarily in NRDC's case before the U.S. Supreme Court, and everyone's eager to hear what happens.A lot of groups have a rooting interest in this proceeding, in which the U.S. Navy is seeking to...
Posted by Scott Dodd in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
The case that's widely thought of as "Navy vs. whales" goes to the highest court in the land this morning, as the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council.I'm lined up outside the courthouse...
