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Reading the Tea Leaves: Biden’s and California’s Vehicle Regs at the D.C. Circuit

Legal Planet

EPA is an effort by conservative states and fuel suppliers to block EPA regulations of greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles under the Clean Air Act. I’m an appellate litigator with a focus on climate and Clean Air Act cases. Q: Hi, Sean. That back-and-forth mostly tracked the briefing.

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Ranking Presidents on Climate Change

Legal Planet

On the domestic front, the head of EPA managed to maneuver the Administration into endorsing federal authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. Republican victories in the 2010 off-year election ended any chance of legislation. He attempted to undermine climate action by state governments.

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These Attorneys General Are Defending the Fossil Fuel Industry, Not Their States

Union of Concerned Scientists

By railing against what he calls a “radical climate change movement” and suing the federal government to protect corporate polluters. EPA decision , upheld the EPA’s authority to regulate such emissions under the Clean Air Act but significantly constrained its ability to do so. How has Paxton responded?

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

Senate committee holds hearing for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. California, Arizona, Nevada and the federal government reach agreement to reduce water consumption in the Colorado River basin. Conservation: The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act ( S.

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Allegations of extensive sexual abuse at Kenyan offsetting project used by Shell and Netflix

Corp Watch

The company was a major target of anti-apartheid boycotts in the 1980s over its role in supporting the white South African government with fuel and money but just 192 rand ($22) in annual rent for two petrol stations on Umnini tribal land in KwaZulu-Natal, where blacks were not allowed to own land. Also see SOMO's 2008 report.

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ESA Policy News: December 5, 2022

ESA

OSTP Assistant Director for Biodiversity and Conservation Science Dr. Heather Tallis will join a webinar hosted by ESA to introduce its members to the assessment and provide information about how ESA members may contribute by submitting comments that will help inform the scope of the assessment. This bill, sponsored by Sen.

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ESA Policy News: December 19, 2022

ESA

During previous UN biodiversity talks, nations agreed to end biodiversity loss within ten years in 2010 but ultimately made minimal progress toward that goal. The federal government has been operating under temporary stopgap measures since Oct. See also: Cop15: historic deal struck to halt biodiversity loss by 2030 – The Guardian.

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