Vermont Law

MAY 2, 2023

Political controversies and fear of litigation may have played a role. Politics aside, the Biden Administration may have felt forced to approve this project. A number of these species are already threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act, and they all face the threat of a warming climate.

Endangered Species Act 52

Endangered Species Act Paris Agreement Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels 52

Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

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 groups alleged that the U.S.

2021 40

2021 Fossil Fuels Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40

Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The majority said it “reluctantly” concluded that “the plaintiffs’ case must be made to the political branches or to the electorate at large” and “[t]hat the other branches may have abdicated their responsibility to remediate the problem does not confer on Article III courts, no matter how well-intentioned, the ability to step into their shoes.”

2020 40

2020 Fossil Fuels Climate Change Greenhouse 40