Andrew Mergen

A water rights claim by the US government at Georgia’s Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is a rare and possibly unprecedented move east of the Mississippi…

Legal experts say a recent decision in a lawsuit over federal efforts to investigate environmental racism in Louisiana could stall civil rights investigations across the…

An op-ed by Jody Freeman and Andrew Mergen: The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in two cases inviting the justices to drastically restrict the…

On January 17, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the combined cases Relentless v. Dept. of Commerce and Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo.

The Supreme Court will hear a dispute this week that could lead to a decision dramatically clawing back the power of federal agencies, putting a…

Given its longstanding status as one of America’s strongest environmental laws, some of the Endangered Species Act’s most loyal champions are wary of pointing out…

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Andrew Mergen of Harvard Law School about the “Chevron Doctrine,” an important legal precedent that will be taken up by…

The Biden administration’s efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector take center stage in the D.C. Circuit starting Thursday, with two days…

A landmark decision by the Supreme Court to end the use of race-based affirmative action in college admissions could impede federal efforts to reduce the…

President Joe Biden’s efforts to diversify the federal bench haven’t included someone with a career in environmental law, something progressives and environment advocates would like…