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Pipeline Decisions Do Not Spell Doom for Transmission

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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. In April of this year, the U.S.

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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. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists, concluding that chlorpyrifos jeopardizes the survival over 1,200 endangered species. The proposed rule is open for public comment through Oct.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

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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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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. Hawai‘i Supreme Court Upheld Denial of Request to Re-Open Order Approving Wind Power Purchase Agreement. Living Rivers v. Hoffman , No. 4:19-cv-00057 (D. Trump , No.

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