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.

Government 52

Government Law Waste Clean Air Act 52

Law Columbia

AUGUST 22, 2022

Energy Policy & Conservation Act (“EPCA”), are specifically tasked with administering two broad rebate programs for which individuals and building owners are eligible. Clean Air Act appropriating $2.25 Third , some funds will be routed through states and state energy offices.

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2026 Clean Air Act Air Pollution Greenhouse 117

Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

The federal district court for the Northern District of California denied Oakland’s and San Francisco’s motions to remand their climate change public nuisance lawsuits against five major fossil fuel producers to state court. California Federal Court Ordered Publication of Obama-Era Energy Conservation Standards in Federal Register.

2018 40

2018 Clean Air Act Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40

Legal Planet

JUNE 30, 2022

In order to regulate existing power plants—especially existing coal-fired plants—EPA turned to section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. The Obama Administration’s section 111(d) regulation was known as the Clean Power Plan. This is a doctrine that the Court’s conservatives have been steadily expanding and strengthening.

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Natural Gas Regulations Clean Air Act Politics 276

Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Circuit Court of Appeals found that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) failed to adequately analyze the climate change and environmental justice impacts of two liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals on the Brownsville Shipping Channel in Texas and two pipelines that would carry LNG to one of the terminals.

2021 40

2021 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Fossil Fuels 40

Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

The Oregon Supreme Court agreed with a petitioner that the Attorney General should modify the text of a ballot title that, if adopted by voters, would amend an Oregon statute to require that greenhouse gas emissions from industry and fossil fuel sources be reduced by 100% below 1990 levels by 2050. F078460 (Cal.

2020 40

2020 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 18, 2023

Pennsylvania is one of the largest electricity producers in the country, and two-thirds of our power is still generated by fossil fuels,” said Joseph Otis Minott , Executive Director and Chief Counsel of Clean Air Council.

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Clean Energy Clean Air Act Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels 72

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2024

With 2024 Lifetime Conservation Leadership Award [PaEN] -- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Holds 30th Anniversary Foods Of The Delaware Highlands Event May 4 [PaEN] -- WVIA: Bernie McGurl, Lackawanna River Conservation Assn. - PaEN] -- Marcellus Drilling News: ‘Selling Oil And Natural Gas To China?’ ‘It

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Conservation 2024 Renewable Energy Endangered Species Act 106

Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

In Baltimore’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies, Supreme Court Held that Appellate Review of Remand Order Extends to All Grounds for Removal. The fossil fuel companies removed the case in March 2021, citing five grounds for removal, including the federal officer removal statute. In a 7-1 decision, the U.S.

2021 42

2021 Fossil Fuels Endangered Species Act Climate Change 42

Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

The first petition was filed by West Virginia and 18 other states that had intervened to defend the repeal and replacement rule, known as the Affordable Clean Energy rule. League of Conservation Voters v. Federal Court Allowed Trade Group and Wyoming to Intervene in Challenge to Oil and Gas Leases. Biden , No. 19-35460 (9th Cir.

2021 40

2021 Fossil Fuels Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40

PA Environment Daily

JULY 25, 2022

Health First Pennsylvania is a dedicated bunch of health professionals, health advocates, parents, faith leaders, all dedicated to trying to make the use and extraction of fossil fuels, especially methane, in Pennsylvania, as safe as possible, and to limit the damage. Now, I come from an evangelical conservative faith perspective.

Natural Gas 52

Natural Gas Government Fossil Fuels Regulations 52

Law Columbia

AUGUST 4, 2021

The First Circuit found that it had appellate jurisdiction even though the stay order was not a final decision because the stay order rendered Conservation Law Foundation “effectively out of court” due to the length of the stay and its indefinite nature. Conservation Law Foundation v. Exxon Mobil Corp. , 20-1456 (1st Cir.

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2021 Climate Change Paris Agreement 2019 40

Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

The federal district court for the Western District of Louisiana issued a nationwide preliminary injunction barring the Biden administration from implementing a “Pause” on new oil and natural gas leases on public lands or in offshore waters. Renewable Fuels Association , No. DECISIONS & SETTLEMENTS. Chevron Corp. Louis area.

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2021 Climate Change Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 45

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. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) authorization of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from three facilities in Louisiana, Maryland, and Texas.

2017 40

2017 Clean Air Act Climate Change Clean Water Act 40

Legal Planet

AUGUST 14, 2023

Notably, the tone of the industry filing is that the industry is committed to the energy transition and is moving as fast as it can, much different than the stance of conservative opponents. The Clean Air Act provision on judicial review does generally bar lawsuits against a regulation unless they’re filed almost immediately.

Clean Air Act 208

Clean Air Act Technology Technology Fossil Fuels 208

Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Washington Supreme Court Invalidated Regulation of Indirect Greenhouse Gas Emissions. 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.

2020 40

2020 Fossil Fuels Climate Change Greenhouse 40

ESA

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Fish and Wildlife Service receives $180 million for developing and carrying out Endangered Species Act recovery plans and a combined $19.4 million for conserving pollinators, freshwater mussels, desert fish and Hawaiian Islands plants. For the first time, the pact calls for a “phase down” the use of coal and fossil fuel subsidies.

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2021 Conservation Endangered Species Act Climate Change 105

ESA

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

billion to support Indigenous conservation of forests. Canada and other countries pledged to stop public financing of fossil fuel projects abroad by the end of 2023. The agreement also allows countries to continue to export liquefied natural gas. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit.

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2021 Endangered Species Act Technology Technology 98

Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2016

At a recent victory tour rally in West Allis, Wisconsin President-elect Trump succinctly stated his energy policy: “On energy we will cancel the restrictions on the destruction of American energy, including shale, natural gas and clean beautiful coal.”. [1]. into the atmosphere each year, with no end in sight.

2016 40

2016 Climate Change Fossil Fuels Clean Air Act 40

ESA

APRIL 19, 2021

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland signed orders on Friday creating a climate task force and rescinding Trump-era secretarial orders that had made fossil fuel production on federal land a priority. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Joe Manchin reportedly opposed Klein’s nomination because she was too hostile to fossil fuels.

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2021 Conservation Fossil Fuels Climate Change 75

ESA

OCTOBER 8, 2021

European countries agree to protects parts of the North Atlantic to conserve seabird species. That means, for example, including the emissions from constructing a natural gas pipeline along with the emissions from burning the fuel it would transport for generating electric power. International. Scientific Community.

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2021 Climate Change Conservation Ocean 98