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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

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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The first petition was filed by West Virginia and 18 other states that had intervened to defend the repeal and replacement rule, known as the Affordable Clean Energy rule. The states argued that the Supreme Court’s stay of the Clean Power Plan while it was under review by the D.C. 37-2019-00053964-CU-TT-CTL (Cal.

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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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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it designated the northern long-eared bat as “threatened” rather than “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act. Federal Court Denied Motions to Dismiss Challenges to 2019 Presidential Permit for Keystone XL. 1:19-cv-03018 (D.D.C.).

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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. Endangered Species Act: A federal court struck down Endangered Species Act regulations finalized during the Trump administration.

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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. percent in 2019, EPA says – The Hill. EPA – Clean Air Act Advisory Committee: Request for Nominations. US emissions dropped 1.7 Applications are due by Apr.

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Policy News: May 6, 2021

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Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) also brought up a 2016 essay penned by Lander that downplayed the work of competitors Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier in developing the CRISPR gene-editing technique. “I This bill passed the full House in 2019 but did not advance in the Senate. Richard Spinrad to be NOAA administrator.

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