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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Columbia Climate Law

May 1, 2020). Montana Federal Court Vacated Nationwide Permit Due to Corps of Engineers Failure to Initiate Consultation Under Endangered Species Act. Natural Resources Defense Council v. Wheeler , No. 18-1172 (D.C. DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. WildEarth Guardians v. Bureau of Land Management , No. 4:18-cv-00073 (D. 17-cv-02824 (N.D.

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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

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. The federal defendants, the States of Wyoming and Utah, and several trade groups appealed the district court’s November 2020 decision. WildEarth Guardians v.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

National Audubon Society alleged that the rule “vastly expands potential sand mining projects in delicate coastal barriers” and further alleged that coastal barriers would become even more important due to climate change and were expected to mitigate $108 billion of sea level rise and flooding damages over the next 50 years.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The district court scheduled a hearing for April 16, 2020 to consider the defendants’ motion to dismiss or transfer those cases. 4, 2020); California v. United States , No. 18-36082 (9th Cir. DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. Union of Concerned Scientists v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration , Nos. 19-1230 et al. Chao , No.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

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.” On June 16, 2021, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a joint motion to dismiss appeals of a November 2020 order vacating U.S.

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Policy News: May 17, 2021

ESA

Tai is scheduled to hold a trilateral meeting next week with Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng and Mexican Economy Minister Tatiana Clouthier to discuss implementation of the USMCA, which went into force on July 1, 2020. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit. Justice Dept.

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