Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

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). The court ordered EPA to file a plan and schedule for compliance within 14 days.

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2016 Climate Change Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 40

Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

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. Supreme Court’s causation standard for the National Environmental Policy Act in Department of Transportation v. The Minnesota Supreme Court adopted the U.S.

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2021 Fossil Fuels Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40

Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Divided Ninth Circuit Said Juliana Plaintiffs Lacked Standing to Press Constitutional Climate Claims Against Federal Government. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it designated the northern long-eared bat as “threatened” rather than “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act.

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2020 Fossil Fuels Climate Change Greenhouse 40

ESA

JANUARY 31, 2022

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. USFWS: The agency is proposing listing the Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly (E uphydryas anicia cloudcrofti ) as an endangered species.

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