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Fifth Circuit Rejects EPA’s Overreaching on CAA and MBTA

The Energy Law Blog

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion regarding criminal liability under environmental statutes. The district court found Citgo guilty of two counts of knowingly operating two tanks as oil-water separators without CAA emission controls, and three counts of “taking” migratory birds in violation of the MBTA.

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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). DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. Alaska Oil & Gas Association v.

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