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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Murray Energy Sought Supreme Court Review of Fourth Circuit’s Dismissal of Clean Air Act Jobs Study Case. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , No. Foster , No. 34-2016-CR-00187 (N.D. decision Sept. 29, 2017; verdict Oct. NEW CASES, MOTIONS, AND NOTICES. West Virginia v. 15-1363 (D.C. 1:17 -cv-02031 (D.D.C.,

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Policy News: June 28, 2021

ESA

Senators confirmed Richard Spinrad to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by a voice vote. He served as NOAA’s chief scientist from 2014 and 2016 and has also led both NOAA’s Office of Atmospheric Research and the National Ocean Service. The Marine Mammal Climate Change Protection Act ( H.R.

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ESA Policy News: August 16, 2021

ESA

The report’s authors conclude that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land and that widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere and biosphere have occurred. This division s responsible for criminal and civil cases to enforce environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act.

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