Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

The plaintiffs’ complaint asserting National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Clean Water Act, and Rivers and Harbors Act violations included allegations that the U.S. Federal Court Dismissed Challenge to Executive Order on Reducing Regulation. ExxonMobil Corp. applied federal common law. Trump , No.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Circuit found that FERC failed to address the significance of a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulation that the petitioners argued required use of the social cost of carbon or another methodology to assess the impacts of the projects’ greenhouse gas emissions. The court also held that these claims were not ripe.

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2021 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Fossil Fuels 40

Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

EPA of a 2015 rule barring replacement of ozone-depleting substances with hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are powerful greenhouse gases. The court also found that denial of the permit application based on State Environmental Policy Act substantive authority was not clearly erroneous. Circuit’s partial vacatur in Mexichem Fluor, Inc.

2020 40

2020 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40

Legal Planet

MAY 16, 2024

Unless the Court moderates its views, future regulations will face tough sledding. The Clean Water Act requires that industrial sources reduce their discharges, but it left two big questions unanswered: Would EPA or the states set the pollution limits? With that as background, here’s the list in chronological.

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ESA

AUGUST 30, 2021

Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) told colleagues in a letter that passing both infrastructure bills would put the country on track to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030. Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act. commitments Paris Climate Agreement.

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Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

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. Circuit erred by “untethering” Section 111(d) standards from the existing source being regulated. The company argued that the D.C.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 23, 2021

But in this blog post, I unpack an aspect of the decision where I think it was more of a mixed bag: the court’s treatment of the international air pollution provision of the Clean Air Act, Section 115. The headline here is that the Second Circuit found that Section 115 authorizes the U.S. Alternatively, the U.S.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

Army Corps of Engineers acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it concluded that the overall project was not a “major federal action” pursuant to NEPA. The court ruled that the plaintiffs were precluded from raising this argument because they did not raise greenhouse gas issues during the administrative process. Sierra Club v.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 4, 2021

The plaintiffs—identified as environmentalists, environmental groups, natural resource conservation groups, and cattle ranchers—alleged, among other things, that the immigration actions resulted in increased greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental Groups Appealed Dismissal of NEPA Regulations Lawsuit. Oatly Group AB , No.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The plaintiffs alleged that Peabody (and a number of other fossil fuel companies) caused greenhouse gas emissions that resulted in sea level rise and damage to their property. Circuit Stayed Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Truck Trailers.

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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.” Virginia Federal Court Said Challenge to NEPA Regulations Was Not Justiciable. Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment v. 21-4069 (10th Cir.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Circuit Declined to Speed Up or Slow Down Challenges to Withdrawal of California Waiver and Preemption of State Authority to Regulate Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Washington Supreme Court Invalidated Regulation of Indirect Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Association of Washington Business v. 95885-8 (Wash. C076888 (Cal.

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2020 Fossil Fuels Climate Change Greenhouse 40

ESA

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Biden administration proposed repealing Trump administration Endangered Species Act regulations. USFWS and NOAA Fisheries : The Trump administration had finalized two regulations that narrowly defined critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act and provided exclusions for economic impact, national security and outdoor recreation.

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ESA

APRIL 18, 2023

Planning requires the expertise of ecologists, landscape architects, environmental planners, and environmental engineers, and can be incentivized by local regulations. The Clean Water Act is a federal law that gives authority to states to protect the nation’s waters. EPA case by early summer 2023. Forests: Reps.

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ESA

APRIL 27, 2023

Congress President Joe Biden vetoes measure to nullify the administration’s most recent Clean Water Act rule. Planning requires the expertise of ecologists, landscape architects, environmental planners, and environmental engineers, and can be incentivized by local regulations. EPA case by early summer 2023. Forests: Reps.

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ESA

AUGUST 1, 2022

Donald McEachin (D-VA), requires federal agencies to consider cumulative health impacts under the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act while making permitting decisions and creates a fund to assist communities and workers as they transition away from “greenhouse gas-dependent economies.” 10, 2022.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In the year since the Supreme Court embraced the “major questions doctrine” (MQD), industry and Republican state attorneys general have argued that federal regulations ranging from stricter vehicle emissions standards to climate change disclosures must be struck down under its banner. Env’t Prot.

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ESA

JANUARY 31, 2022

Supreme Court to hear Clean Water Act case. White House: President Biden met with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology after a meeting of the council, which focused on efforts to improve monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate innovation in energy technology. Executive Branch.

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ESA

APRIL 3, 2023

Congress Senate votes to nullify Clean Water Act rule, Biden is expected to veto the measure. The Biden administration said that rule aims to create a ‘durable’ definition of the Waters of the U.S. The Biden Clean Water Act rule was released in late December and the rule was originally set to take effect in late March.

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ESA

MAY 17, 2021

Sean Casten (D-IL) ‘s Climate Risk Disclosure Act ( H.R. This bill requires publicly listed companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and how climate change will impact their businesses to the Securities and Exchange Commission. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit. Justice Dept.

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ESA

AUGUST 16, 2021

However, the world could avoid the more extreme scenarios in the report if governments sharply reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions. Regulation, Litigation – Bloomberg Law. 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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ESA

MAY 6, 2021

National Wildlife Federation CEO Collin O’Mara said it “rightly focuses on collaboration and restoration to achieve the goal of 30×30, rather than regulation and designations. will halve its greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 levels. Many liberal advocacy groups praised the report. He signed it into law. Indianapolis Star.

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