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Acoel
JULY 25, 2022
the Departments of Interior and Energy). In the first decade-plus of this Century, about half of the states actively sought to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote clean energy alternatives to coal. commitments under the Paris Agreement. By 2012, 20 to 25 states had developed state climate plans.
Law Columbia
MARCH 6, 2018
First, the court said the cities’ novel theories of liability based on the defendants’ sales of their product did not differentiate their claims from earlier transboundary pollution suits in which the Supreme Court ( American Electric Power Co. Connecticut ) and Ninth Circuit ( Native Village of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp.
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Columbia Climate Law
MAY 8, 2020
States, Electricity Providers Allowed to Intervene in Case Concerning Management of Glen Canyon Dam. Briefs Filed in Challenges to ACE Rule and Clean Power Plan Repeal. The plaintiffs asserted claims under the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Air Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, and Corps regulations.
Law Columbia
MAY 7, 2021
Circuit Decision Vacating Affordable Clean Energy Rule. Circuit’s January opinion vacating EPA’s repeal and replacement of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan regulations for controlling carbon emissions from existing power plants. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate@gmail.com. .
Law Columbia
JUNE 8, 2021
The First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a preliminary injunction to block construction of a segment of an electric transmission power corridor in Maine that would be part of a project to carry electricity from Quebec to Massachusetts, including electricity generated by hydropower. Citizens for Clean Energy v.
Law Columbia
APRIL 20, 2021
On Inauguration Day, the United States also began the process of rejoining the Paris Agreement. In anticipation of stronger rules, several major automakers have announced they are transitioning to entirely electric fleets. greenhouse gas emissions and the need to swiftly transition to a clean-energy economy.
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.” In re Hawaiian Electric Co. , Circuit Decision on Affordable Clean Energy Rule. SCOT-20-0000309 (Haw. June 29, 2021).
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