Dossier
environmental laws
Coverage of environmental laws in the Nexus archive.
- Tanzania: Tanzania Orders Immediate Closure of a Factory Producing Banned Plastic Bags
The Tanzanian government has ordered the immediate closure of an illegal plastic bag manufacturing factory in Chanika, Dar es Salaam, for producing banned plastic carrier bags in violation of environmental laws.
- Park Service broke the law approving mining inside Mojave National Preserve, lawsuit says
The National Park Service is accused of illegally approving mining operations by an Australian company in the Mojave National Preserve, according to a lawsuit filed by the National Parks Conservation Assn. The lawsuit alleges the agency violated environmental laws in the process.