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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Columbia Climate Law

Montana Federal Court Vacated Nationwide Permit Due to Corps of Engineers Failure to Initiate Consultation Under Endangered Species Act. The court found that there was “resounding evidence” in the record that authorized discharges may affect endangered and threatened species and critical habitat and that the U.S.

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ESA Policy News: March 20, 2023

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The request includes $231 million for NOAA’s climate research programs, a $7 million increase above FY 2023 levels. USGRP aims to include advances in climate and social science since 2009 and adds a focus on informed climate decisions. lands and waters by 2030.

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Using Attribution Science to Evaluate the Effects of Oil and Gas Emissions on Endangered and Threatened Species

Law Columbia

Bernhardt’s reasoning was that it would be impossible to establish the requisite causal link between GHG emissions, global climate change, and specific localized effects on species and their habitat due to the “complex and independent processes active in the atmosphere and the ocean acting on GHGs.” USFS (9th Cir. 2012) ; Cal.

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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. 15,2 2009). Louisiana v. Biden , No.

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Policy News: October 25, 2021

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. between FY 2009 and 2020. EPA – Proposed Stipulated Partial Settlement Agreement, Endangered Species Act Claims. Senate Appropriators allocate $1.848 billion for the US Fish and Wildlife Service, a 14.3% The National Park Service receives $3.463 billion, a 9.3%

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ESA Policy News: April 3, 2023

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Chellie Pingree (D-ME)’s Coastal Communities Acidification Act ( H.R. 676 ), which requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to collaborate with state and local governments and Indian Tribes on vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification. The bills include Rep. Another bill ( H.R.

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