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What Happened During the Montana Youth Climate Trial

Legal Planet

Nowakowski made the same claims on the stand, saying that the department’s hands are tied when it comes to approving permits without considering the climate impacts. That question was put to a Missoula-based climate scientist named Steven Running who worked on the 2007 IPCC report as part of the team that won a Nobel Peace Prize.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had failed to fulfill its non-discretionary obligation under Section 321(a) of the Clean Air Act to conduct evaluations of loss or shifts in employment that might result from implementation of the Clean Air Act. Murray Energy Corp. McCarthy , No. 5:14 -cv-39 (N.D.

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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Columbia Climate Law

The appellate court found that the County was “well aware of the threat posed by climate change” when it certified EIRs in 2011 and that post-2011 data were “consistent with the range of projections considered in 2011.” Friends of the Santa Clara River v. County of Los Angeles , No. B296547 (Cal.

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