Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Unlike many other works of botany from that age and later, Sylva highlighted the growing problem of deforestation in England. President John F Kennedy introduced the Clean Air Act in the US as one of many introduced in developed nations with heavy industry (15). Energy Conservation. Food and Water Security.

Conservation 52

Conservation Law Natural Resources Fossil Fuels 52

Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

Stanford Professor Mark Jacobson withdrew his lawsuit against the lead author and publisher of an article that critiqued an article by Jacobson and others on grid reliability and renewable energy. ExxonMobil Corp. applied federal common law. Jacobson’s lawsuit asserted defamation, breach of contract, and promissory estoppel claims.

2018 40

2018 Clean Air Act Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40

Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The court held that the City’s claims were not completely preempted by the Clean Air Act and also was not persuaded by the companies’ argument that the claims necessarily arose under federal common law. The companies argued that even if state law did apply, the Clean Air Act and foreign affairs doctrine would preempt the claims.

2021 40

2021 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Fossil Fuels 40

Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

Supreme Court reversed the Tenth Circuit and upheld “extension[s]” of exemptions from renewal fuel program requirements for three small refineries. 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.”

2021 45

2021 Climate Change Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 45

Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The Washington Supreme Court concluded that the Washington Clean Air Act did not grant the Department of Ecology authority to regulate indirect greenhouse gas emissions of businesses and utilities whose products ultimately generate such emissions. Oregon Court Reinstated Clean Energy Ballot Initiatives.

2020 40

2020 Fossil Fuels Climate Change Greenhouse 40

ESA

APRIL 19, 2021

The taskforce will “coordinate work across the [Interior] Department, including accelerating renewable energy development and identifying actions to foster investments in energy communities.”. How Mexico’s Vast Tree-Planting Program Ended Up Encouraging Deforestation – Bloomberg Green. Scientific Community.

2021 75

2021 Conservation Fossil Fuels Climate Change 75