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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Six environmental groups launched the proceeding challenging the stay after EPA published notice of the stay in the June 5, 2017 issue of the Federal Register. filed June 5, 2017; emergency motion for stay granted July 3, 2017). June 29, 2017). June 28, 2017). June 28, 2017). filed June 9, 2017).

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Pipeline Decisions Do Not Spell Doom for Transmission

Law Columbia

Before a federal agency can issue such a permit it must comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”), issuing either an environmental impact statement or a determination that a full review is not needed. These permitting decisions may then subject transmission lines to NEPA, among other statutes. .

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That Dam Case (Again):  Third District Upholds Oroville Hydropower Facilities Relicensing EIR Against Numerous CEQA Challenges

CEQA Developments

FERC was preparing its own environmental impact statement under NEPA at the same time.) North Coast Railroad Authority (2017) 3 Cal.5th 2017) 878 F.3d 2017) 878 F.3d DWR’s activities weren’t limited to the relicensing. It was also undertaking environmental review under CEQA by preparing an EIR for the project.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

Ninth Circuit Upheld Forest Service Determination That Climate Change Documents Did Not Require Supplemental NEPA Review for Ski Area. Environmental groups had identified five categories of new information since the 2004 preparation of an EIS that they contended warranted supplemental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

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The New Environmental Rights Amendment to the New York Constitution

E2 Law Blog

2017); Robinson Twp. Unlike Pennsylvania, however, New York has a “little NEPA,” the State Environmental Quality Review Act , often referred to as SEQRA. In two relatively recent cases, however, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court disavowed the Payne test. Envt’l Def. Commonwealth , 161 A.3d 3d 911 (Pa. Comm’n , 83 A.3d 3d 901 (Pa.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The plaintiffs’ complaint asserting National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Clean Water Act, and Rivers and Harbors Act violations included allegations that the U.S. A few days after the California court issued its order, North Dakota and Texas asked the Wyoming federal court to lift a stay that the court had imposed in December 2017.

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

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. May 24, 2021). Federal Court Upheld Environmental Review for Forest Thinning Project.

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