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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

Environmental groups had identified five categories of new information since the 2004 preparation of an EIS that they contended warranted supplemental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The plaintiff labeled this scheme the “Climate Alarmism Enterprise.”

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DEP Budget Testimony: Increasing Permitting Efficiency, Cleaning Up Legacy Pollution, Investing In Communities, Holding Companies Accountable

PA Environment Daily

Through the IRA, there are also many opportunities for climate change mitigation through cleaner vehicles, homes that are more energy efficient, and reductions in greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane. DEP’s work has been guided, in part, by an Environmental Justice Policy adopted in 2004.