Gambia set to replace 30-year-old environmental law

Statement: Federal agencies torch ‘people’s environmental law’ en masse while U.S. Senate forces wildly unpopular budget bill through - Western Environmental Law Center

Yesterday, federal agencies began publishing en masse radical changes to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rules and policies significantly weakening and in some instances entirely eliminating otherwise longstanding protections essential to federal agency decisions that serve the public interest. Heeding the call of fossil fuel companies, the tech industry, and other profit-oriented interests, the Trump […]

Gambia set to replace 30-year-old environmental law

The 1994 Act, according to Hon. Manjang, no longer reflects the environmental realities of today. “So much has changed since 1994,” she said while addressing lawmakers. “New international conventions have been ratified, new local challenges have emerged, and there are wider global priorities now especially around climate change and sustainable development.” She stated that at the heart of the new bill lies the principle of sustainable developmen…