By Steve Hargreaves, senior writerFebruary 18, 2011: 4:56 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — A federal court ordered the Obama administration Thursday to act on five deep water drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico within 30 days, calling the delays in issuing new decisions “unreasonable, unacceptable, and unjustified.” In a case brought by the […]
Federal Judge Slaps BLM for Trails Mismanagement
By: ORV WATCH KERN COUNTY Topics: Illegal off road vehicle use Posted by peaceonearth Tuesday, February 15, 2011 – 11:55 Viewed 527 times 0 comments Location: Tehachapi, CA, 93561 Map data ©2011 Google – Terms of UseMapSatelliteHybridSan Francisco, CA – Finding that the Bureau of Land Management has favored off-road recreation over resource protection, a […]
Mississippi coal plant taken to court
By Ada McMahon, Bridge the Gulf On Monday, Feb. 14, the Sierra Club took Mississippi Power’s proposed lignite coalmine and power plant to court, as part of its ongoing attempt to stop the project from being built. In a morning press conference, the environmental group and a diverse range of residents and advocates voiced their […]
Judge: Kemper appeal decision in 2 weeks
By Amy McCullough GULFPORT — While lawyers prepared for the hearing upstairs, more than 20 Gulf Coast residents rallied in the lobby of the Harrison County Chancery Court this morning (Feb. 14), as Mississippi Sierra Club director Louie Miller explained a lawsuit with a pair of flip flops. Miller held up a pair of the […]
Kemper Co. power plant case goes to court
Posted: Feb 14, 2011 4:31 PM CST Updated: Feb 14, 2011 6:36 PM CST By Doug Walker – bio | email GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) – The Kemper County power plant case was in court Monday. The Sierra Club has filed suit, saying when the state Public Service Commission voted to allow the $2.4 billion Mississippi […]
Defend Our Coast, Defend Our Culture
Join us for an evening of great discussion, food, and music to benefit the GULF RESTORATION NETWORK Sunday, November 14, 2010 6 to 8 p.m. MONDO 900 Harrison Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana www.mondoneworleans.com Keynote Speaker Robert WiygulAttorney, Waltzer & Wiygul Law Firm and former GRN board member waltzerwiygul.com Involved in much of the litigation spawned […]
Court Ruling Requires Greater Protection Against OHV Abuse in California Desert
Court Ruling Requires Greater Protection Against OHV Abuse in California Desert In follow-up to a ruling on off-highway vehicle routes in the California desert, federal judge imposes deadline for new plan and imposes protective measures FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) – Jan 31, 2011 – Ten environmental organizations secured a favorable ruling in a […]
Government Reinstates Blowout and Spill Planning in Gulf For New Wells
New policy still doesn’t cover older, shallower offshore wells June 21, 2010 New Orleans, LA — On Friday, the Department of Interior closed a loophole that had allowed oil drilling to proceed in the Gulf of Mexico without adequate safeguards for blowouts like the Deepwater Horizon. This action came in response to a lawsuit filed by the […]
Court Ruling Requires Greater Protection Against OHV Abuse In California Desert
In follow-up to a ruling on off-highway vehicle routes in the California desert, federal judge imposes deadline for new plan and imposes protective measures SAN FRANCISCO – January 31, 2011: Ten environmental organizations secured a favorable ruling in a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which manages 25 million acres of […]
City Business Names Waltzer Outstanding Lawyer in 2008
Joel Waltzer Position: owner, Waltzer and Associates Age: 44 family: wife, Toni; and children, Noah, 12, Elias, 9 Education: bachelor’s degree, Boston University; juris doctor, Harvard University “Whether he’s representing the eastern New Orleans Vietnamese community on issues involving state and local governments or his work as a civil trial lawyer, Joel Waltzer’s sense of […]