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.

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Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) supplemental environmental assessment (EA) for oil and gas leases in Wyoming did not comply with the National Environmental Policy Act because it failed to adequately consider climate change impacts. Seven weeks after the U.S. San Francisco Baykeeper v. 20-17367 (9th Cir. United States v. California , No.

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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. argued that the agreements and related arrangements conflicted with and were an obstacle to U.S.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

A day after the court’s decision, BLM published a proposed rule to temporarily suspend or delay certain requirements until January 17, 2019. Army Corps of Engineers had violated the Clean Water Act. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , No. California v. Bureau of Land Management , Nos. filed Oct.

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Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

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. According to an executive summary of the claim released by the plaintiffs, the government’s climate obligations stem from the Paris Agreement, EU regulations, and IPCC reports.

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ESA

APRIL 11, 2022

Supreme Court reinstates Trump administration Clean Water Act regulation. Diplomats fail to reach agreement in international biodiversity talks. Despite the panel’s regular reports about the consequences of burning fossil fuels, between 1990 and 2019 global emissions rose 54 percent and they are still rising.

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