Law Columbia

APRIL 22, 2021

The goal of conferring rights to nature is to secure the highest level of environmental protection under which an ecosystem can thrive and whose rights are not violated. The Supreme Court recognized that these cement plants could cause further depletion of groundwater, among other harmful environmental impacts.

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Deforestation Climate Change Earth Day Precautionary Principle 104

Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule repealing the Clean Power Plan and finalizing the final Affordable Clean Energy rule in its place. On July 26, 2019, a Massachusetts state court upheld a Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) decision authorizing expansion of a landfill in the Town of Saugus.

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2019 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40

Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) orders granting three petitions for extensions of small refinery exemptions from renewable fuel standards. The plaintiffs assert, among other arguments, that the environmental review for NWP 12 failed consider climate impacts. Chao , No. 1:19-cv-02826 (D.D.C.).

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2020 Fossil Fuels Climate Change Greenhouse 40