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Pulling the Teeth Out of the Endangered Species Act

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Endangered Species Act. is “the most comprehensive legislation for the preservation of endangered species ever enacted by any nation” according to the United States Supreme Court in the landmark case. One hurdle is that the law polls well with the public—nearly. So, how likely are these bills to become law?

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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US Fish and Wildlife Service reverses Endangered Species Act rules. The agenda notes DOE is preparing a major rulemaking to reduce the use of fossil fuels in federal buildings — an implementation of a 2007 law. Senate holds confirmation hearing for Bureau of Land Management director nominee. Executive Branch.

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Climate Attribution and the Willow Project: Federal Obligations to Evaluate the Effects of Fossil Fuel Leasing on Endangered Species

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The Sabin Center submitted an amicus brief supporting this claim and explaining how climate change attribution and detection research can be used to assess the effect of project-level emissions on sea ice declines within the habitat ranges of these species. 2017) ; Lunn et al. 2011) ; Regehr et al. 2017) ; Laidre et al.

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Using Attribution Science to Evaluate the Effects of Oil and Gas Emissions on Endangered and Threatened Species

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2017) ; Lunn et al. 2011) ; Regehr et al. There is also research on the adverse effects of sea ice loss on seals and other ice-dependent species. 2017) ; Laidre et al. Environmental organizations and an indigenous group filed two lawsuits challenging BLM’s decision to move forward with the Willow project.

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. First, the court found that Exxon failed to show that federal common law justified removal, even if it might provide a defense. and non-U.S.

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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Montana Federal Court Vacated Nationwide Permit Due to Corps of Engineers Failure to Initiate Consultation Under Endangered Species Act. and non-U.S.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. First Circuit Certified State Law Preemption Questions in Case Challenging Local Ordinance Prohibiting Crude Oil Loading at Harbor. and non-U.S. 19-50178 (5th Cir.

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