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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Circuit also rejected EPA’s argument that the court did not have authority to review stays issued under Section 307(d)(7)(D) of the Clean Air Act. Fourth Circuit Said West Virginia District Court Lacked Jurisdiction to Consider Coal Companies’ Clean Air Act Jobs Study Lawsuit. DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS.

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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Circuit’s January opinion vacating EPA’s repeal and replacement of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan regulations for controlling carbon emissions from existing power plants. The states argued that the Supreme Court’s stay of the Clean Power Plan while it was under review by the D.C. 66,496 (Dec. 15,2 2009).

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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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. Peabody, a coal company, filed for bankruptcy in April 2016 and emerged from bankruptcy under a plan that became effective on April 3, 2017. Foster , No.

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Policy News: October 25, 2021

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The UN website describes the aim of the meeting, “The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.” could cut emissions 80 percent below 2005 levels by 2050. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Washington Supreme Court Invalidated Regulation of Indirect Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The Washington Supreme Court concluded that the Washington Clean Air Act did not grant the Department of Ecology authority to regulate indirect greenhouse gas emissions of businesses and utilities whose products ultimately generate such emissions.

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The Trump Watch: What Does the New Administration Portend for the Environment?

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As CEO of Exxon Mobil, the world’s largest publicly-traded oil business, Tillerson’s 2016 compensation was $24.3 in domestic or international efforts to reduce carbon emissions. as a pollutant at all to the Clean Power Plan, which has no chance of clemency before its swift execution at some point in 2017. [14].

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