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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The plaintiffs asserted Endangered Species Act claims, focusing on the federal agencies’ consideration of impacts on grizzly bears and bull trout; the plaintiffs alleged that bull trout are “particularly vulnerable” to climate change because they require cold water to spawn and rear. The Minnesota Supreme Court adopted the U.S.

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Policy News: January 31, 2022

ESA

Lawmakers have submitted over 500 amendments to the America COMPETES Act. Conservation: The House Natural Resources Committee approved the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R. The Senate companion bill funds the program through penalties paid for natural resources and environmental violations.

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