article thumbnail

California Advances Corporate Climate Accountability Amid New Evidence of ExxonMobil’s Deception

Union of Concerned Scientists

California seeks to create a fund to pay for recovery from extreme events and for mitigation and adaptation efforts (without supplanting the climate damage lawsuits filed by eight California communities against the fossil fuel industry since 2017). Climate scientists, that’s who. degrees C) as “something magical.”

article thumbnail

March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

For instance, the court found that the Natural Resources Defense Council—which contended that one of its members suffered harm due to delay of “rules to curb climate change”—had not identified a particular rule or regulatory action that would address the member’s concerns. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

2018 40
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Columbia Climate Law

As a threshold matter, the court found that Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and one of the state petitioners (New York) each had standing based on potential injuries from climate change which were caused in part by HFC emissions and which would be redressed by restrictions on such emissions. Wheeler , No. 18-1172 (D.C.

2020 40
article thumbnail

Policy News: February 28, 2022

ESA

Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee leaders introduce legislation to reauthorize the Department of Energy Office of Science. Supreme Court to hear climate case. Wisconsin Natural Resources Board approves new PFAS standards. Geological Survey’s Climate Adaptation Science Centers. Executive Branch.

2022 98
article thumbnail

ESA Policy News: September 13, 2021

ESA

The House Natural Resources Committee and the House Science Committee passed their portions of the reconciliation bill out of committee Sept. NOAA also receives $765 climate adaptation and resilience. billion for Civilian Climate Corps. The Senate is similarly working on allocating the $3.5 16, 2021 ).

2021 52
article thumbnail

Policy News: May 28, 2021

ESA

Even when Republicans controlled both the House and Senate in 2017 and 2018, Congress largely rejected these steep cuts. The scientific community opposed this executive order, over concerns that this category could be used fire scientists whose results contradict the preferences of political employees. What to Save?

2021 52