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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Challenge to Aircraft Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding Filed. 451962/2016 (N.Y.

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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Columbia Climate Law

EPA of a 2015 rule barring replacement of ozone-depleting substances with hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are powerful greenhouse gases. Montana Federal Court Vacated Nationwide Permit Due to Corps of Engineers Failure to Initiate Consultation Under Endangered Species Act. In Mexichem , the D.C. 17-cv-02824 (N.D.

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

Law Columbia

The project is controversial due to its contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and its location on the North Slope of Alaska, which happens to be the largest undisturbed track of public land in the U.S. and an area that is highly sensitive to climate change. See, e.g., IPCC AR6 WGI Ch.3 3 ; Laidre et al. 2018) ; Tartu et al.