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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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752 (2004), and concluded that “in light of the informational role served by MEPA review, the line that must be drawn requires a ‘reasonably close causal relationship’ between the environmental effect and the alleged cause.” The Minnesota Supreme Court adopted the U.S. Public Citizen , 541 U.S.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court found that the plaintiffs pled plausible claims under the Commerce Clause and Property Clause that President Trump exceeded his legal authority when he issued the permit, as well as claims that the 2019 permit violated a 2004 executive order that established a permitting process for cross-border pipelines. WildEarth Guardians v.

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