Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

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). Murray Energy Corp. McCarthy , No. 5:14 -cv-39 (N.D. United States v.

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Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

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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Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) did not sufficiently explain why it reversed a previous determination that the Pacific walrus qualified for listing as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Citizens for Clean Energy v. Circuit Decision on Affordable Clean Energy Rule.

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Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

The Clean Air Act provision at issue authorizes small refineries to petition EPA “for an extension of the exemption … for the reason of disproportionate economic hardship.” Circuit Decision on Affordable Clean Energy Rule. Those issues included the revised plan’s impact on the national grizzly bear population.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it designated the northern long-eared bat as “threatened” rather than “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act. Oregon Court Reinstated Clean Energy Ballot Initiatives. Northern Plains Resource Council v. Trump , No.

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