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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). McCarthy , No. 5:14 -cv-39 (N.D.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Two other states—Texas and North Dakota—filed an amicus brief supporting EPA; the petitioners opposed their participation on procedural grounds. The government also asserted that the MBTA and Eagle Act claims were barred by controlling precedent. Clean Air Council v. Pruitt , No. 17-1145 (D.C.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Arctic ringed seal as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The decision also addressed a number of non-climate change claims under NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, CEQA, and other state law.

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) did not sufficiently explain why it reversed a previous determination that the Pacific walrus qualified for listing as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Conservation Congress v. Forest Service , 2:13-cv-00934 (E.D. May 17, 2021). Chevron Corp.

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Policy News: February 28, 2022

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Feds propose protection for a Texas border plant – E&E News. EPA – Proposed Stipulated Partial Settlement Agreement, Endangered Species Act Claims. The Texas TIG will consider public comments received on or before March 28, 2022. Biden administration announces mineral supply chain push – The Hill.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The plaintiffs cited three reasons that the case was not moot: (1) President Biden’s revocation of the presidential permit could be vacated in the pending Texas v. Circuit after President Biden signed a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act disapproving the September 2020 rule. Biden , No. 3:21-cv-00065 (S.D.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The federal district court for the District of Montana largely rejected challenges to federal approvals of revisions to the Flathead National Forest Land Management Plan in northwestern Montana but remanded without vacatur for additional analysis of certain issues under the Endangered Species Act. Department of Interior , No.

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