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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Columbia Climate Law

The court rejected the argument that a more recently enacted statute governing rate structure conflicted with and preempted the 1980 statute. The plaintiffs asserted claims under the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Air Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, and Corps regulations.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The court said its August 2017 decision rejecting challenges under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Natural Gas Act to DOE’s authorization of LNG exports at another Texas facility largely governed the resolution of the instant cases. Foster , No. 34-2016-CR-00187 (N.D. decision Sept. 29, 2017; verdict Oct.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Divided Ninth Circuit Said Juliana Plaintiffs Lacked Standing to Press Constitutional Climate Claims Against Federal Government. Ninth Circuit Heard Oral Argument in California Local Government Cases; Fossil Fuel Companies Said Juliana Decision Supported Their Position. Trump , No. 4:19-cv-00028 (D. County of Sacramento , No.

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Ranking Presidents on Climate Change

Legal Planet

The Kyoto Protocol may have led to emission reductions in Europe, but there was never any real prospect that the Senate would ever ratify the agreement. On the domestic front, the head of EPA managed to maneuver the Administration into endorsing federal authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act.

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The Trump Watch: What Does the New Administration Portend for the Environment?

Vermont Law

If you still have a glimmer of hope that the federal government will continue to play a meaningful role and remain engaged in carbon reduction efforts under the Trump Administration, consider this: Mr. Ebell is employed at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) in Washington, D.C. Pro-Growth Agenda for the 114th Congress.

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