Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) erred in its analyses of climate change’s impact on the Rio Grande cutthroat trout when it determined in 2014 that the species no longer warranted listing under the Endangered Species Act. States Filed Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Changes to the Endangered Species Act Regulations.

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2019 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Dioxins are extremely toxic, even at low levels of exposure. The EPA needs stronger rules to prevent chemical disasters The sad reality is that stronger regulations could likely have prevented this disaster. And many of these facilities—but not all of them—are regulated under the RMP. They should be.

Fossil Fuels 266

Fossil Fuels Regulations Sea Level 2014 266

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 14, 2021

All research is governed, mostly through normal processes of peer review, research-program management, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. And serious anticipatory adaptation measures, even for risks as well known as coastal inundation from sea-level rise, remain few, weak, and highly contentious.

Climate Change 227

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Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

The court stated that the issue arose “because a necessary and critical element of the hydrological damage caused by defendants’ alleged conduct is the rising sea level along the Pacific coast and in the San Francisco Bay, both of which are navigable waters of the United States.” Public Citizen, Inc. Trump , No. 1:17 -cv-00253 (D.D.C.

2018 40

2018 Clean Air Act Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40

Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

Regarding the repeal of the FHWA’s GHG Performance Measure, the court found that the existing evidence indicated that “substantive policy considerations” were the basis for repeal even though the executive order precipitated the FHWA’s review of its regulations. Delta Stewardship Council Cases , Nos.

2020 40

2020 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 22, 2023

The costs of increased risks from natural hazards—wildfires, floods and sea level rise— are driving insurers away. Regulations inhibiting premium increases are blamed as well, though wouldn’t unleashing the free market in this case force thousands of people to abandon and leave their homes?)

Fossil Fuels 220

Fossil Fuels Climate Change Government 2014 220

Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

In the coming weeks, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) will reveal its plan for revising the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations and guidance for analyzing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. ocean acidification, sea-level rise, or storm events). efficiency metrics (e.g., for Biological Diversity v.

Natural Gas 52

Natural Gas Greenhouse 2018 Climate Change 52

Law Columbia

AUGUST 4, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue a decision on Exxon’s application to renew the NPDES permit, which had expired in 2014. Environmental Groups Appealed Dismissal of NEPA Regulations Lawsuit. The district court had granted Exxon’s motion to stay the case under the doctrine of primary jurisdiction to allow the U.S.

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2021 Climate Change Paris Agreement 2019 40

Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

Virginia Federal Court Said Challenge to NEPA Regulations Was Not Justiciable. The Hawai‘i Supreme Court held that the state’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) did not abuse its discretion when it declined to re-open a 2014 order that approved a Purchase Power Agreement for wind energy. Washington State Dairy Federation v.

2021 45

2021 Climate Change Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 45

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2023

EPA decision , upheld the EPA’s authority to regulate such emissions under the Clean Air Act but significantly constrained its ability to do so. Mississippi: Lynn Fitch The sea level off the coast of Mississippi—the fifth hottest state—is rising more rapidly than in most other coastal areas, largely because the land is sinking.

Fossil Fuels 351

Fossil Fuels Climate Change Sea Level Electricity 351

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The plaintiffs alleged that Peabody (and a number of other fossil fuel companies) caused greenhouse gas emissions that resulted in sea level rise and damage to their property. In March 2011, pursuant to the 2002 Act, the Minister had set a target of 50% reduction from 1990 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions levels by 2050.

2017 40

2017 Clean Air Act Climate Change Clean Water Act 40

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Is your story being told? -- In Memoriam: Louise Dunlap A Leading Force Behind Coal Mine Reclamation, Regulation -- In Memoriam - Dr. Jim Finley, Fmr. Thank you to local news media for publishing these stories! Support Local Journalism! Wolf, AG Shapiro To Support A Total Ban On Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater; 240.4

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Conservation 2021 Natural Gas Climate Change 64

ESA

JUNE 28, 2021

House: The full House of Representatives voted to overturn a Trump administration rule that stopped the EPA from directly regulating methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. This measure effectively restores Obama-era methane regulations, which could eliminate emissions of 400,000 tons of methane through 2030. A bill ( H.R.

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2021 Ocean 2026 Conservation 105