Issues: U.S. Law & Policy

In Brief Articles

Legislative Watch
Bulletin

This biweekly bulletin tracks environmental bills moving through Congress.

E-law: What Started It All?
History

Environmental public interest attorneys use America's environmental statutes and legal precedents to defend and advocate for wildlife and wild places and to protect public health. Environmental law has only been around since about the time of the first Earth Day in 1970. It began with a court battle over a power plant slated for an unspoiled area in the Hudson River valley, and matured with test cases modeled on tactics pioneered by the NAACP.

The Budget Process
Fact Sheet

Ever wonder how Congress appropriates the hundreds of billions of dollars in the federal discretionary budget each year? Find out with our short step-by-step primer on the budget process.