Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

The court stated: “Plaintiffs’ claims for public nuisance, though pled as state-law claims, depend on a global complex of geophysical cause and effect involving all nations of the planet (and the oceans and atmosphere). Federal Court Dismissed Challenge to Executive Order on Reducing Regulation. Public Citizen, Inc. Trump , No.

2018 40

2018 Clean Air Act Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 22, 2023

The 2021 New Hampshire Climate Assessment states unequivocally: “Without significant reduction in atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHG), extreme precipitation events are projected to increase a minimum of 20%, leading to an increase in freshwater flooding regionally.”

Fossil Fuels 219

Fossil Fuels Climate Change Government 2014 219

Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

The federal district court for the Northern District of Texas dismissed for lack of standing a lawsuit against the EPA in which an individual pro se plaintiff asserted that EPA restrictions since 1990 on aerosols in the atmosphere had caused global warming. Delta Stewardship Council Cases , Nos.

2020 40

2020 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40

Law Columbia

AUGUST 4, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue a decision on Exxon’s application to renew the NPDES permit, which had expired in 2014. Environmental Groups Appealed Dismissal of NEPA Regulations Lawsuit. The district court had granted Exxon’s motion to stay the case under the doctrine of primary jurisdiction to allow the U.S.

2021 40

2021 Climate Change Paris Agreement 2019 40

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2023

EPA decision , upheld the EPA’s authority to regulate such emissions under the Clean Air Act but significantly constrained its ability to do so. Mississippi: Lynn Fitch The sea level off the coast of Mississippi—the fifth hottest state—is rising more rapidly than in most other coastal areas, largely because the land is sinking.

Fossil Fuels 350

Fossil Fuels Climate Change Sea Level Electricity 350

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The plaintiffs alleged that Peabody (and a number of other fossil fuel companies) caused greenhouse gas emissions that resulted in sea level rise and damage to their property. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , No. Both sets of intervenors also said the court should limit any abeyance period to 120 days.

2017 40

2017 Clean Air Act Climate Change Clean Water Act 40

ESA

JUNE 28, 2021

House: The full House of Representatives voted to overturn a Trump administration rule that stopped the EPA from directly regulating methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. This measure effectively restores Obama-era methane regulations, which could eliminate emissions of 400,000 tons of methane through 2030. A bill ( H.R.

2021 105

2021 Ocean 2026 Conservation 105