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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Earth Island Institute, Sequoia Forestkeeper, Greenpeace, and climate scientist James Hansenfiled a lawsuit in the federal district court for the Northern District of California challenging federal and state authorizations for a logging project and biomass power plant on public forestland burned during the Rim Fire in 2013. Hoffman , No.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Supreme Court of Mexico Rejected Ethanol Fuel Content Hike, Citing Precautionary Principle and Right to a Healthy Environment. The Court concluded that the precautionary principle and the right to a healthy environment require consideration of ethanol’s environmental risks, including its contributions to greenhouse gas emissions.

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