Legal Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The Clean Water Act (CWA), one of the nation’s most important environmental laws, is 50 years old today. The second feature was a massive infusion of federal funding to state and local governments to upgrade sewage treatment plants across America. (credit: Amazon).

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MGKF Law

APRIL 9, 2023

Over the last week, pre-enforcement challenges to two separate federal government actions have been dismissed for lack of standing. Read More » Tags: Air , Clean Air Act , Clean Water Act , Due Process , Federal Jurisdiction , Federal Procedure , Greenhouse Gas , Kentucky , Louisiana , Procedure , Rapanos , Standing , Water

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Environmental Science

JULY 30, 2018

For example, EPA under the Clean Water Act established 129 “ Priority Pollutants ” in 1976, a list of which is a typical analytical suite that you can order as a package. For example, VOCs tend to be more soluble in water and one can order a “VOC lab analysis.” I will organize my discussion by key laws.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 30, 2023

In the previous three years, Congress had passed NEPA, the Clean Air Act, and the Clean Water Act. Continuing the legislative wave, 1973 saw the passage of the Endangered Species Act (ESA. One subject stood outside the political turmoil: environmental law. We cannot accept that conclusion.”

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

James, a faith-based grassroots organization fighting to reduce pollution in the community, and lawyers at Earthjustice, a national nonprofit environmental law organization, and other community groups led the years long battle. billion complex in St.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Cuyahoga fire, along with a major oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that same year, galvanized national attention and led to the first Earth Day, a slew of new air and water protection laws, and the creation of new federal departments to administer them, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

It is a practice and a philosophy, utilizing scientific tools and methods with applied ethics, and, where necessary, regulation and environmental law to limit the use of certain materials. The first conservation laws came in then, making it illegal to fell a teak tree under a certain size. The War Between Preservation and Conservation.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 19, 2022

With all the subtlety of a jackhammer, he asserted, “Until the latter part of the 20th century, there was no support in American law for a constitutional right to obtain an abortion. In his draft ruling, Alito conferred credibility and salience to British anti-abortion laws of the 17 th and 13 th centuries. Broader implications.

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E2 Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The Bill of Rights protects rights of people against the government. Thus, section 19 probably constrains government action or requires affirmative government action, but it does not create a right of your neighbor to have you maintain your trees or to stop polluting. That right is part of Article I, the New York Bill of Rights.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Colorado Federal Court Remanded Local Governments’ Climate Case to State Court. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. Rhode Island v. Chevron Corp. ,

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A Greener Life

APRIL 21, 2022

CBS and ABC devoted virtually their entire broadcasts to the Earth Day story, with correspondents emphasizing the scourges of air and water pollution in reports from New York, Boston, Washington, Chicago, Denver, Albuquerque, and St. Which brings us to this Earth Day.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. It demands to be governed by as universal a rule of apportioning responsibility as is available.” applied federal common law. and non-U.S. FEATURED CASE.

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Legal Planet

MAY 16, 2024

What are the most important Supreme Court decisions in environmental law? The Clean Water Act requires that industrial sources reduce their discharges, but it left two big questions unanswered: Would EPA or the states set the pollution limits? The Chevron doctrine has become a pillar of administrative law.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. The court found that, as pled, the complaint was “premised solely on state law” and that City of New York v. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati.

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 26, 2021

Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various government agencies and potential litigants. It will be the first time a substance has been added to the list since the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments established the initial list in 1990.

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Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Montana Federal Court Vacated Nationwide Permit Due to Corps of Engineers Failure to Initiate Consultation Under Endangered Species Act. and non-U.S.

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ESA

AUGUST 30, 2021

Sams holds a bachelor’s of science degree in Business Administration from Concordia University-Portland and a master’s of legal studies in Indigenous Peoples Law from the University of Oklahoma. Innovation and Competition Act ( S. 1260, formerly known as the Endless Frontiers Act) and larger innovation and competition issues.

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Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. The first petition was filed by West Virginia and 18 other states that had intervened to defend the repeal and replacement rule, known as the Affordable Clean Energy rule.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. First, the court found that Exxon failed to show that federal common law justified removal, even if it might provide a defense. and non-U.S.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 23, 2021

On April 1, 2021, a unanimous Second Circuit panel dismissed a lawsuit filed by New York City against a handful of fossil fuel companies seeking damages for climate change harms under state public nuisance and trespass law. The opinion and other case materials are available here.)

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 4, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate@gmail.com.

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Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. The cities also have filed a motion to amend their complaints to withdraw federal common law public nuisance claims that they added after the district court denied remand.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate at gmail dot com.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various government agencies and potential litigants. Law §§ 35-0105, 37-0115.]]. The law would also require guidance on alternative foams and equipment that do not contain PFAS. 21-1082 (D.C. filed Mar.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Divided Ninth Circuit Said Juliana Plaintiffs Lacked Standing to Press Constitutional Climate Claims Against Federal Government. and non-U.S. 19-50178 (5th Cir.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

USFWS and NOAA Fisheries : The Trump administration had finalized two regulations that narrowly defined critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act and provided exclusions for economic impact, national security and outdoor recreation. New court ruling clears path for Bristol Bay Clean Water Act protections – National Fisherman.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The Biden administration moved Thursday to formally repeal the Trump administration’s controversial rule that vastly restricted the scope of Clean Water Act protections. At the same time, Regan and his water chief, Radhika Fox, have said they want to craft a more “durable” definition of the scope of protections.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

During Regan's confirmation hearing, he committed to pursuing "discharge limits" for PFAS, likely referring to point source discharges of the chemical substances into "waters of the United States." Not Just the Federal Government—States Continue to Take on PFAS. We intend to prepare future updates evaluating such actions.

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ESA

APRIL 18, 2023

The Clean Water Act is a federal law that gives authority to states to protect the nation’s waters. An ongoing Supreme Court case (Sackett vs. EPA) has the potential to shape the scope of this law. Courts Climate lawsuit filed by Hawai’i teens advances in state courts. EPA case by early summer 2023.

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ESA

APRIL 27, 2023

Congress President Joe Biden vetoes measure to nullify the administration’s most recent Clean Water Act rule. The Clean Water Act is a federal law that gives authority to states to protect the nation’s waters. Courts Climate lawsuit filed by Hawai’i teens advances in state courts.

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ESA

JANUARY 31, 2022

Supreme Court to hear Clean Water Act case. 3531 ) that requires the federal government to develop a National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy and authorizes a chief resilience officer position in the White House. EPA – Clean Air Act Advisory Committee Meeting (Feb. Executive Branch.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The Scramble to Identify Major Questions in Administrative Law In its June 2022 decision in West Virginia v. The challenge of meeting changing conditions in administrative law is known as the pacing problem: scientific and technological developments will nearly always outstrip the pace of government oversight. Env’t Prot.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Try explaining that to your new Peruvian sister-in-law. If you still have a glimmer of hope that the federal government will continue to play a meaningful role and remain engaged in carbon reduction efforts under the Trump Administration, consider this: Mr. Ebell is employed at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) in Washington, D.C.

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ESA

APRIL 3, 2023

Congress Senate votes to nullify Clean Water Act rule, Biden is expected to veto the measure. Courts Environmental groups sue the federal government for failing to protect corals. The Biden administration said that rule aims to create a ‘durable’ definition of the Waters of the U.S. Four Democratic Senators, Sens.

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ESA

JULY 1, 2022

Supreme Court will hear Clean Water Act case in October 2023. Biden administration repeals definition of habitat under the Endangered Species Act. Environmentalists hope new Maryland law will reduce nutrient pollution in the Chesapeake Bay. ESA, Scientific Societies Submit Amici Curiae Brief in Sackett v.

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ESA

AUGUST 16, 2021

However, the world could avoid the more extreme scenarios in the report if governments sharply reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions. Regulation, Litigation – Bloomberg Law. Biden earlier this year pledged to transition the current gas- and diesel-powered federal fleet to “clean energy” vehicles. Chair : Sen.

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ESA

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Courts Republican-led state sue to block environmental, social and governance retirement investing rule. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Michael Waltz (R-FL) introduced the Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act ( H.R. Executive Branch Biden administration finalizes rule reinstating roadless protections for the Tongass National Forest.

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