Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

In addition, the court rejected the contention that the Clean Air Act or foreign affairs doctrine completely preempted the plaintiffs’ claims and also indicated that federal common law would not provide a basis for complete preemption. Court Dismissed Counterclaims in Climate Scientist’s Defamation Lawsuit.

2019 40

2019 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40

Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

The court stated that the issue arose “because a necessary and critical element of the hydrological damage caused by defendants’ alleged conduct is the rising sea level along the Pacific coast and in the San Francisco Bay, both of which are navigable waters of the United States.” ExxonMobil Corp. applied federal common law.

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2018 Clean Air Act Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40

Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

A climate change-related argument rejected by the trial court—that sea level rise projections in the Plan were too high and not based on best available science—did not appear to have been before the appellate court. Delta Stewardship Council Cases , Nos.

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2020 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40

Law Columbia

AUGUST 4, 2021

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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2021 Climate Change Paris Agreement 2019 40

ESA

JULY 18, 2022

NOAA: The Biden administration named Dr. Sarah Kapnick as the agency’s chief scientist. Kapnick most recently worked as a senior climate scientist and sustainability strategist for asset and wealth management at J.P. Starting July 1, Sea-Level Rise Studies Required for Florida Gov’t Coastal Structures – Insurance Journal.

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2022 Endangered Species Act Regulations Technology 97

ESA

OCTOBER 8, 2021

EPA – Clean Air Act Advisory Committee Meeting (Oct. EPA – Meeting of Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee (Oct. EPA – Local Government Advisory Committee and Small Communities Advisory Subcommittee Meeting (Oct. 18-19, comments due Oct.

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2021 Climate Change Conservation Ocean 98