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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

Ninth Circuit Upheld Forest Service Determination That Climate Change Documents Did Not Require Supplemental NEPA Review for Ski Area. Environmental groups had identified five categories of new information since the 2004 preparation of an EIS that they contended warranted supplemental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

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California Adopts CEQA Guidelines Aimed at Improving Consideration of GHG Emissions and Climate Change Impacts in Environmental Reviews

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The revised guidelines also add “energy” as an impact category in the environmental checklist for CEQA reviews that agencies use to format and guide their environmental reviews (Appendix G). See California Building Industry Association v. Bay Area Air Quality Management District, 62 Cal.4th 4th 369 (2015) ; Ballona Wetlands Land Trust v.

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

After concluding in 2011 that listing of the Pacific walrus was warranted due to threats that included sea-ice loss through 2100, the FWS issued a final decision in October 2017 that the Pacific walrus no longer qualified as a threatened species. May 24, 2021). Federal Court Upheld Environmental Review for Forest Thinning Project.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Federal Court Allowed NEPA Claim to Proceed Against USDA Hog Slaughter Rule. Virginia Federal Court Said Challenge to NEPA Regulations Was Not Justiciable. Utah Federal Court Said Suspension of Oil and Gas Leases Was Not Subject to NEPA. Rocky Mountain Wild v. Bernhardt , Nos. 21-4019, 21-4020 (10th Cir. June 11, 2021).

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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NEPA: The Council on Environmental Quality has a three-step plan related to the National Environmental Policy Act rules, which guide federal permitting decisions and other actions. The first two would reverse a Trump-era update to CEQ’s NEPA rules. The agenda also lists an October 2022 target for finalizing the rule.

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