Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Conservation : The preservation or restoration of a natural environment for the social, ecological, or even economical benefit. For example, a program of river conservation will increase biodiversity while making the surrounding environment and people who live there healthier. Learn more about environmental law degrees.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

California Federal Court Ordered Publication of Obama-Era Energy Conservation Standards in Federal Register. Department of Energy to publish energy conservation standards adopted in December 2016 that had never taken effect because DOE failed to publish them in the Federal Register. Conservation Law Foundation v. Ross , No.

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2018 Clean Air Act Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40

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.” The conservation groups’ appeal of the district court decision is still pending, with the opening brief due on July 12. Rocky Mountain Wild v.

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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. Trump , No. 4:19-cv-00028 (D. Bernhardt , No. 1:16-cv-01724 (D.D.C.

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2020 Fossil Fuels Climate Change Greenhouse 40