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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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On October 1, 2019, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals denied fossil fuel companies’ motion for a stay pending their appeal of the district court order remanding Baltimore’s climate change lawsuit against the companies to state court. Pursuant to a consent order, the remand order will not be entered until October 10, 2019.

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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Circuit in 2016 signaled that the legal framework for the Clean Power Plan “hinges on important issues of federal that EPA then—and the court below now—got so wrong this Court was likely to grant review.” 37-2019-00053964-CU-TT-CTL (Cal. 37-2019-00053679-CU-TT-CTL (Cal. Morena United v. City of San Diego , No.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Washington Supreme Court ruled that a climate activist should be permitted to present a necessity defense to charges of criminal trespass and unlawful obstruction of a train in connection with a 2016 protest on railroad tracks used by trains carrying coal and oil products. Mayorkas , No. 20-55777 (9th Cir. July 19, 2021). July 16, 2021).

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Policy News: July 18, 2022

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Court strikes down Trump administration Endangered Species Act regulations. IPBES releases reports about valuing nature and the use of wild species. in atmospheric and oceanic science from the University of California, Los Angeles. These 2019 regulations allowed the U.S. Executive Branch. International.

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Special Policy News #7: The Transition

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Estenoz led Everglades restoration initiatives in the Interior Department during the Obama administration and received ESA’s 2016 Regional Policy Award. Carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere reach record high – The Guardian. percent in 2019, EPA says – The Hill. A Proclamation on National Park Week, 2021 – The White House.

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Policy News: May 6, 2021

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently announced the expansion of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, nearly tripling the size of the sanctuary. This bill passed the full House in 2019 but did not advance in the Senate. I made a mistake,” Lander responded, adding, “I have enormous respect for Drs.

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