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You’re Gonna Hear Me Roar: How the Tragic Death of One Lion May Provide Protection for Candidate Endangered Species and Answer Controversial Questions about Trophy Hunting

Vermont Law

A dentist from the United States, Dr. Walter Palmer, paid to go on a trophy hunt in July, 2015. the CECIL Act. which includes an amendment to the Endangered Species Act and a government-funded study on the pros and cons of trophy hunting. Candidate Species. Ed Hetherington Photography. shot and killed Cecil.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Circuit Ruled that EPA Must Consider Endangered Species in Setting Renewable Fuel Standards. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. Jewell , No.

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Fifth Circuit Rejects EPA’s Overreaching on CAA and MBTA

The Energy Law Blog

14-40128, 2015 U.S. 4, 2015). The MBTA protects 1,026 species of birds. However, the actus reus must still be proven; in other words, the defendant must still voluntarily commit the physical act of the crime in order to be liable. United States v. Citgo Petroleum Corp., LEXIS 15865 (5th Cir. 703(a); 16 U.S.C. §

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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Columbia Climate Law

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. EPA of a 2015 rule barring replacement of ozone-depleting substances with hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are powerful greenhouse gases. and non-U.S.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. First Circuit Certified State Law Preemption Questions in Case Challenging Local Ordinance Prohibiting Crude Oil Loading at Harbor. and non-U.S. 19-50178 (5th Cir.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. A threatened species is one that is “likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.”

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