Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

However, because these stumbling blocks arose out of water quality issues that are specific to fossil fuel pipelines, they are unlikely to affect electricity transmission. The Corps issued NWP 12 in 1977, and most recently reissued NWP 12 in 2017. The ruling raised a number of questions, including about the fate of power lines.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Sentencing was scheduled for February 3, 2017. United States v. Ruffatto , No.

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Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

Supreme Court denied fossil fuel companies’ petition for writ of certiorari seeking review of the Ninth Circuit’s decision reversing the district court’s 2018 denial of Oakland’s and San Francisco’s motions to remand their climate change nuisance cases to California state court. DECISIONS & SETTLEMENTS. On June 14, 2021, the U.S.

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