The high court is officially going green! Taking on five environmental cases for decision…it looks as if environmentalists should be cracking open the champagne and toasting. After several decades of pushing for people to get involved, with the courts now taking cases over such issues, change is obviously in the air.

According to Marcia Coyle at The National Journal, “traditional antagonists in these high court cases, environmental and business groups do seem to agree on at least one thing: The five pending cases are likely to be especially revealing of the still-emerging Roberts Court in an area of increasing national and international concern.”

The five cases presented in court will push the government to enforce the nation’s major environmental laws despite rejections from big businesses. In short, that means that environmentalists aka “the little guy” are beginning to stand up and have a voice when it comes to the law.

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