Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

Federal Court Dismissed Challenge to Executive Order on Reducing Regulation. The court stated: “Any injury allegedly stemming from the prospect that the Executive Order has delayed the issuance of unspecified regulations relating to a broadly defined area of concern is too abstract and speculative to support standing.” Trump , No.

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Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) 2018 rule in which EPA decided to expand the D.C. The appellate court concluded that “[a]lthough some statutory provisions and regulations reflect that, under other circumstances, DOGGR would ordinarily exercise discretion in making well drilling permit decisions, that was not the case here.”

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2020 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40

Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Rejoining the Paris Agreement and Making Waves at COP26. We started the year with the United States rejoining the Paris Agreement , marking a critical step for the health of our country, our ocean and our planet. voters supporting participating in the agreement. Protecting our National Monuments.

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Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

Circuit’s January opinion vacating EPA’s repeal and replacement of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan regulations for controlling carbon emissions from existing power plants. Circuit erred by “untethering” Section 111(d) standards from the existing source being regulated. Keystone XL was authorized under the 2017 NWP 12.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Peabody, a coal company, filed for bankruptcy in April 2016 and emerged from bankruptcy under a plan that became effective on April 3, 2017. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other governmental entities to allow continued enforcement of environmental laws related to ongoing mining operations. 16-42529 (Bankr.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

After concluding in 2011 that listing of the Pacific walrus was warranted due to threats that included sea-ice loss through 2100, the FWS issued a final decision in October 2017 that the Pacific walrus no longer qualified as a threatened species.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 20, 2021

The President also instructed agency heads to review and consider revising all regulations issued and agency actions taken during the Trump administration, in addition to highlighting specific rules that must be reconsidered. On Inauguration Day, the United States also began the process of rejoining the Paris Agreement.

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Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

Chevron filed the third-party complaint in December 2017 against the company—of which the Norwegian State is majority stakeholder—for indemnity and contribution. Virginia Federal Court Said Challenge to NEPA Regulations Was Not Justiciable. Washington State Dairy Federation v. Washington Department of Ecology , No. 52952-1-II (Wash.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Circuit Declined to Speed Up or Slow Down Challenges to Withdrawal of California Waiver and Preemption of State Authority to Regulate Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) orders granting three petitions for extensions of small refinery exemptions from renewable fuel standards. Chao , No.

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ESA

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The UN website describes the aim of the meeting, “The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.” A 2017 report showed that 40% of agency employees had experienced harassment or discrimination on the job within the past year.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 4, 2017

While expressing confidence in the court system to uphold the environmental protections EPA created during her tenure, McCarthy also shared her frustrations that so much progress “feels up for grabs.” 7 th court deadline. 7 th court deadline. The rescission of rules must meet the same standard. electricity.

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Science Blogs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

But along with those macro-level issues, Trump and his cronies are still hammering away at climate change denial, environmental protection, research funding and public health issues. This post covers from approximately mid-June, 2017 up to August 31, 2017. pulling out of the Paris climate deal may make China great again.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

In September 2017, Eric Biber and I published a threat assessment after the first 200 days of the Trump Administration. For those who have buried their memories of that time, those were days of shock and despair about the future of environmental protection (and much else). The 2017 threat assessment. Legislation.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2016

In the chapter on climate change, the CEI calls for Congress to repeal or defund virtually every federal effort enacted by Obama to target climate change, ranging from the ability of the EPA to regulate CO. as a pollutant at all to the Clean Power Plan, which has no chance of clemency before its swift execution at some point in 2017. [14].

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