In principle, some portion of the shoreline is public land along virtually all US coasts. But these can sometimes overlap with private property interests, creating confusion and conflict.

Environmental destruction remains an unofficial crime, but activists and scholars want it recognised.

International law bars nations from causing environmental harms in other states. Should that include sending thousands of refugees over the border in search of food, water and shelter?

Landmark case highlights the conflict between immediate climate action and a gradual transition to renewables.

Environmental activists have been advocating for piecemeal legal change for decades. But a more fundamental rewrite of the law is needed.

How Zambian farmers won the right to pursue claims in UK courts – and why UK polluters should be worried

The Deepwater Horizon disaster set new records for holding polluters to account. But it had much less impact on laws regulating offshore drilling or US oil dependence.