2019 Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Sea Level 
Law Columbia
OCTOBER 7, 2019
On October 1, 2019, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals denied fossil fuel companies’ motion for a stay pending their appeal of the district court order remanding Baltimore’s climate change lawsuit against the companies to state court. Pursuant to a consent order, the remand order will not be entered until October 10, 2019.
Law Columbia
MAY 7, 2021
The first petition was filed by West Virginia and 18 other states that had intervened to defend the repeal and replacement rule, known as the Affordable Clean Energy rule. BLM prepared the supplemental EA in response to the court’s decision in March 2019 that identified shortcomings in BLM’s original climate change analysis for the leases.
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Columbia Climate Law
MAY 8, 2020
In 2019, the court dismissed almost all of the companies’ claims, except for a single defamation claim and a related claim under California’s Unfair Competition Law arising from allegations related to a single set of statements. Delta Stewardship Council Cases , Nos. Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action Incorporated v.
Law Columbia
AUGUST 4, 2021
Circuit Said EPA Endangered Species Determinations for 2019 Renewable Fuel Rule Were Arbitrary and Capricious. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) 2019 rule setting renewable fuel volumes in the Clean Air Act’s Renewable Fuel Standard Program. Mayorkas , No. 20-55777 (9th Cir. July 19, 2021). July 16, 2021).
Law Columbia
NOVEMBER 7, 2017
The plaintiffs alleged that Peabody (and a number of other fossil fuel companies) caused greenhouse gas emissions that resulted in sea level rise and damage to their property. A day after the court’s decision, BLM published a proposed rule to temporarily suspend or delay certain requirements until January 17, 2019. California v.
Law Columbia
JULY 2, 2021
The Clean Air Act provision at issue authorizes small refineries to petition EPA “for an extension of the exemption … for the reason of disproportionate economic hardship.” ruled in 2019 that BLM had failed to adequately assess the potential impacts of greenhouse gas emissions for certain oil and gas leases in Wyoming.
Law Columbia
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
Federal Court Denied Motions to Dismiss Challenges to 2019 Presidential Permit for Keystone XL. The federal district court for the District of Montana denied motions to dismiss and for a preliminary injunction in litigation challenging a presidential permit issued in 2019 for a cross-border segment of the Keystone XL pipeline.
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