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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had failed to fulfill its non-discretionary obligation under Section 321(a) of the Clean Air Act to conduct evaluations of loss or shifts in employment that might result from implementation of the Clean Air Act. Sentencing was scheduled for February 3, 2017.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Peabody, a coal company, filed for bankruptcy in April 2016 and emerged from bankruptcy under a plan that became effective on April 3, 2017. Finally, the court found that DOE adequately considered distributional impacts in its evaluation of “public interest” under the Natural Gas Act. 19, 2017); In re Constitution Pipeline Co. ,

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ESA Policy News: August 30, 2021

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In 2015, the Obama administration announced that it would ban chlorpyrifos, but former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt reversed that decision in 2017. BOEM – Commerical Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Offshore Morro Bay, California, East and West Extensions-Call for Information and Nominations.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Chevron filed the third-party complaint in December 2017 against the company—of which the Norwegian State is majority stakeholder—for indemnity and contribution. The Clean Air Act provision at issue authorizes small refineries to petition EPA “for an extension of the exemption … for the reason of disproportionate economic hardship.”

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ESA Policy News: August 16, 2021

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This division s responsible for criminal and civil cases to enforce environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit. Comments are due to BOEM no later than Aug. 30, 2021.

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Policy News: June 28, 2021

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Former President Donald Trump shrank the size of both of monuments in 2017. This panel will advise the CASAC about Clean Air Act standards for particulate matter and will be involved in the agency’s reconsideration of the December 2020 decision to retain the PM National Ambient Air Quality Standards.

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