Legal Planet

MAY 12, 2022

The aggressiveness of the opinion in the Dobbs case signals a kind of activism that is definitely worrisome in other areas. He cites dissents where he and other conservatives have argued that abortion providers should not have standing to represent the rights of their patients. But that is not the way the Supreme Court looks at it.

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APRIL 25, 2024

Greater capacity brings greater responsibility The landmark hearing opened with statements by representatives from Chile and Colombia, which, in 2023, had sought the court’s advisory opinion on the interplay between climate change and human rights. Citing this evidence, she made the case for the need to regulate business activities.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

2023 in Review US cases heard on merits: A mixed bag. My prediction that cases would finally be heard on their merits in the United States encountered a mixed reality. With this case, we saw litigation move through the courts to a ruling (which I did not predict)! Science and lived experience led this case.

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MARCH 6, 2024

And by ignoring Scope 3 emissions, the rule misses the full picture: For some companies, Scope 3 emissions represent a large portion of their greenhouse gas footprint and would not be generated but for the business’ existence, but still won’t be captured by the rule.

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OCTOBER 5, 2023

The fate of these measures depends on three cases argued before the D.C. To get a better sense of where the court may be heading, I spoke with Sean Donahue , an environmental lawyer who argued one of the cases and was there for the other two oral arguments. Notably, the car industry itself is affirmatively supporting EPA in the case.

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APRIL 2, 2024

The European Court of Human Rights will decide on three contentious cases brought by individual applicants, and the other three courts will issue advisory opinions at the request of different States. But all cases overlap to some degree on the question of the international legal obligations of States in light of the climate emergency.

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JANUARY 30, 2023

Climate litigation has been rapidly growing over the last 5 years with thousands of cases currently filed across the world in local, state, national, and international courts. Cases will start to be heard on their merits in the US (finally!) Some of these cases will be informed by government actions, such the U.S. legal system.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

Wild Willy’s Welding LLC , a Texas case governed by Oklahoma law, Tite Water was Devon’s contractor under a Master Service and Supply Agreement. Their agreement stated that Willy’s was not considered Bedrock’s employee, agent, servant, or representative. The legalists prevailed. The facts In Tite Water Energy LLC v.

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APRIL 11, 2024

percent of childhood asthma cases in the United States, comparable to the risk posed to children by secondhand smoke. According to the study, gas stoves trigger more than 20 percent of childhood asthma cases in California and Illinois, and nearly 19 percent in New York. The situation is even worse in some states.

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MAY 2, 2022

A Ninth Circuit ruling last week in a case involving bear baiting, Safari Club v. Until the Safari Club case, however, there hadn’t been any judicial rulings on the issue. In some other cases, courts have rejected the argument that in vetoing a federal rule, Congress also indicated disapproval of similar state rules.

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MARCH 29, 2024

None of these scenarios represent a significant deployment of the most effective technology to cut fuel use from a diesel vehicle, hybridization, so these scenarios could still underestimate the degree to which diesel-fueled vehicles are used to comply with this regulation.

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APRIL 27, 2023

A surge in cholera cases hit Mozambique, centered on the provinces where Freddy made landfall. As of April 19, there were 27,353 suspected cholera cases reported in the country. To the north, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, aid agencies are also hustling to quell a rising number of cholera cases in North Kivu province.

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JUNE 7, 2022

For months, the US solar industry has been frozen by a pending trade case and the uncertainty it has brought. The solar trade case. The American Clean Power Association (ACP), which represents a range of clean energy technologies, similarly applauded , calling the announcement “a bold act of leadership.” What’s next.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Although it is impossible to conclude causation in her case, I was nevertheless struck by the potential relationship between tailpipe emissions and respiratory health. In January 2024, Representative Hank Johnson introduced H.R. In the exam room, all I can do is ensure she is receiving her proper medications.

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MARCH 28, 2024

The plan is already being challenged in court by the expected mix of outer-borough and neighboring state representatives who call the plan an unfair tax on commuters and right-wing groups that oppose regulation and transit in equal measure. It is a monumental step, regardless of the outcome of these cases.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

We are not rich people in this area and how would we be able to fix an expense like that?” -- “I’m concerned because the well they chose already has a problem with a natural gas leak and needs to be re-cased before it even gets started.

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JULY 27, 2023

EPA , the cornerstone climate case, contains an extensive discussion of standing which opens by saying that lawsuits by state governments are entitled to “special solicitude.” Distinguishing an earlier case, the Court held that Texas could not represent the interests of non-Indians who were disadvantaged by the law.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

it represents a new and growing movement to assert and enforce future generations’ right to a habitable planet; and it allowed me to observe firsthand — and assist on — cutting-edge climate litigation. This summer I interned at Our Children’s Trust (OCT), the nonprofit representing those 16 youth plaintiffs.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Since my blog, there have been at least two distinct court cases that the aftermarket parts industry has fought against EPA. In both cases, the courts found that the parties lacked standing. This case was dismissed because Gear Box Z was unable to prove that ANY of its products were sold to vehicles used in racing.

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JUNE 30, 2022

Today, the Supreme Court decided its most important environmental case since 2007. It also gives a fairly narrow reading to a legal doctrine that could limit the fallout from the case in terms of other regulatory powers. The case has a complicated legal and regulatory background. We didn’t dodge the bullet. Background .

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 6, 2022

On December 7, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Moore v Harper , a case about the gerrymandering of Congressional districts in North Carolina. On its face, the case hinges on an abstract legal debate over the meaning of the word “legislature” in Article I, Section 4 of the US Constitution.

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JULY 17, 2023

Each stripe represents the global average temperature in that year compared to 1850. ‘We The one on the bottom represents strong climate action and the one at the top represents no action and shows intense warming by 2100. Join the Science Hub for Climate Litigation to learn how your work can help to inform climate cases.

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JANUARY 19, 2023

Roberts summarizes the reasoning of prior cases by saying that common sense indicate that it was very unlikely that Congress had meant to delegate such broad power in those cases. Perhaps the most important difference is in the justifications given for the doctrine.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 28, 2022

On March 30, 2022, the Brazilian Supreme Court, the most important judicial body in the country, will hear seven cases, and all of them are environmental cases. Two climate litigation cases are included on the docket on March 30th: PSB et al. The seven cases are expected to be decided on the same day.

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APRIL 12, 2024

The case involves a constitutional challenge brought by a coalition of conservative (“red”) states to E.P.A.’s Supreme Court disagreed with the Bush Administration a year later in its very first climate change case, the landmark Massachusetts v. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. EPA decision.)

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

However, evidence from WhatsApp screenshots in the case reveals the alleged discussion occurred months after Ramagem's tenure at Abin ended. He remarks this confusion represents a basic mistake that should have been evident. In this case, he is also considered a victim, accusing the activists of planning his hanging after the coup.

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

The doctrine is named after the case in which it was first articulated.) The case concerns an Obama administration rule, the Clean Power Plan, that regulated greenhouse gas emissions until it was blocked by a lower court and rendered unnecessary when the power sector achieved the intended emissions reductions without the rule taking effect.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 21, 2024

The federal withdrawal takes place within Ontario’s ongoing case against the designation. Environmental Defence, as represented by counsel from Ecojustice, is an intervenor in this legal case. The federal government must not abandon its responsibility to protect this wildlife in the interim period before a new Act is in place.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

They also return, in many cases, with a sense of urgency about water. After the recent retirement of long-serving representatives, “we were going to have a huge gap in general water knowledge,” Schlessinger said. Wisconsin’s governor said the state will celebrate its 175th birthday in its best financial position ever.

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MARCH 23, 2022

Lead Pollution, Demographics, and Environmental Health Risks: The Case of Philadelphia, USA. link] Abstract: Lead (Pb) soil contamination in urban environments represents a considerable health risk for exposed … Continue reading Lead Pollution, Demographics, and Environmental Health Risks: The Case of Philadelphia, USA.

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JANUARY 15, 2024

After graduating law school, Braymer was also an associate for the Quinn Law Firm, in Erie, PA, where he represented individuals and companies in a wide range of environmental and oil and gas matters. He returned to the Commonwealth as an Assistant Counsel with the Department of Environmental Protection in February 2004.

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OCTOBER 25, 2022

The World Health Organization says that cholera cases have been recorded in 29 countries this year – almost 50% more than the typical number of countries affected. Abdullah Fadil, the UNICEF representative in Pakistan, said “We cannot sound this alarm loudly enough. But the strategy allows for more vaccines to go around.

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AUGUST 31, 2022

This requirement represents a big step for research transparency because the public will now be able to easily identify who was involved in the research-–including authors and funders. That kind of barrier represents a big, missed opportunity for society. Why is this such a big deal?

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APRIL 26, 2023

The justices declined to take up numerous cases in which government entities have sued oil, gas and coal companies, seeking compensation for the climate change-related damage the jurisdictions they claim to have suffered, and which they attribute to the greenhouse gas emissions the companies’ products have released into the atmosphere.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In some cases, a portion of the toxic fracking fluids are recovered by drillers and stored aboveground.) The exceedingly loose regulatory regime over 21st century hydraulic fracturing operations in the United States represents a major impediment to meeting the goal of dramatically reducing America’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The package represents progress on a number of fronts. That criteria should be applied to other significant utility filings, including rate cases, but they were scaled back in the final legislation. The bill also increases funding for consumer, environmental, and other public interest groups to participate in MPSC cases.

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JUNE 7, 2023

It is essential that they partner with community representatives deeply and often, in order to best realize their missions of service.

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