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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. 16-42529 (Bankr.

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ESA Policy News: August 16, 2021

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billion for electric vehicle charging infrastructure and $27 billion for clean energy research, development, demonstration and commercialization. Energy and Natural Resources. It’s seen as a way to quickly increase clean energy use without hiking electric bills for consumers. Allocation : $198 billion. Chair : Sen.

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Policy News: July 27, 2021

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Senators reintroduce Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. Judge rules Maui County, Hawaii must receive a Clean Water Act permit in a case that reached the Supreme Court. billion for climate and clean energy-related research. Dingell and Fortenberry have also introduced similar legislation in 2017 and 2019.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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The Corps’ permits for oil and gas infrastructure have become a target for environmental groups seeking to stop new pipeline projects, but the agency will also play a key permitting role in boosting transmission infrastructure if the Biden administration is to realize its clean energy goals. The court determined that the U.S.

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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Circuit Decision Vacating Affordable Clean Energy Rule. 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. States and Coal Company Sought Review of D.C. Seven weeks after the U.S.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court noted that the administrative record currently documented the Corps’ decision to reissue NWP 12 in 2017. Oregon Court Reinstated Clean Energy Ballot Initiatives. The court reportedly said the labor and equity provisions could be encompassed within a single subject with the clean energy mandates.

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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After concluding in 2011 that listing of the Pacific walrus was warranted due to threats that included sea-ice loss through 2100, the FWS issued a final decision in October 2017 that the Pacific walrus no longer qualified as a threatened species. Citizens for Clean Energy v. Circuit Decision on Affordable Clean Energy Rule.

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