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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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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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In addition, the court rejected the contention that the Clean Air Act or foreign affairs doctrine completely preempted the plaintiffs’ claims and also indicated that federal common law would not provide a basis for complete preemption. Circuit Ruled that EPA Must Consider Endangered Species in Setting Renewable Fuel Standards.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court stated: “Plaintiffs’ claims for public nuisance, though pled as state-law claims, depend on a global complex of geophysical cause and effect involving all nations of the planet (and the oceans and atmosphere). It necessarily involves the relationships between the United States and all other nations. ExxonMobil Corp. AquAlliance v.

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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. United States v. California , No. 20-16789 (9th Cir.

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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. Executive Branch. International. Comments must be submitted by July 28, 2022.

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Policy News: October 25, 2021

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. President Obama recommended a mining withdrawal in this area in 2016, but the Trump administration stopped that process. More News: Feds propose critical habitat, including part of Tuolumne County, for endangered Pacific fishers – Union Democrat. EPA – National Priorities List.

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Special Policy News #6: The Transition

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The grant program ended in 2016 due to a lack of funding. The House Transportation and Infrastructure approved the Promoting United Government Efforts to Save Our Sound (PUGET SOS) Act ( R. A new species status assessment for the grizzly bear in the lower 48 states finds that grizzly bear populations have recovered since the U.S.

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