Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Circuit Court of Appeals granted motions seeking to dismiss as moot the proceedings challenging the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan, which established emission guidelines for greenhouse gases from existing power plants. Court Dismissed Counterclaims in Climate Scientist’s Defamation Lawsuit. West Virginia v.

2019 40

2019 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40

Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

The plaintiffs’ complaint asserting National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Clean Water Act, and Rivers and Harbors Act violations included allegations that the U.S. Arizona Court Ordered Production of Climate Scientists’ Emails Under Arizona’s Public Records Law. 34-2015-80002005 (Cal.

2018 40

2018 Clean Air Act Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40

Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) 2018 rule in which EPA decided to expand the D.C. The court said that having remanded to the Corps for consultation under the Endangered Species Act, it was not necessary to determine whether the Corps “made a fully informed and well-considered decision” under NEPA and the Clean Water Act.

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 Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) 2019 rule setting renewable fuel volumes in the Clean Air Act’s Renewable Fuel Standard Program. Energy Policy Advocates v.

2021 40

2021 Climate Change Paris Agreement 2019 40

ESA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

billion to spend through fiscal year (FY) 2026 on weather, ocean and climate research and forecasting while the Environmental Protection Agency receives $264 million for climate change research and development. NOAA also receives $765 climate adaptation and resilience. He will assess the latest research for U.S.

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2021 Clean Water Act Climate Change Conservation 52