Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2023

EPA decision , upheld the EPA’s authority to regulate such emissions under the Clean Air Act but significantly constrained its ability to do so. Mississippi: Lynn Fitch The sea level off the coast of Mississippi—the fifth hottest state—is rising more rapidly than in most other coastal areas, largely because the land is sinking.

Fossil Fuels

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. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and the Town of Saugus had appealed the MassDEP’s decision.

2019

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.

2020

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.

2018

ESA

JULY 18, 2022

Starting July 1, Sea-Level Rise Studies Required for Florida Gov’t Coastal Structures – Insurance Journal. EPA: On July 6, 2022, Georgetown Climate Center convened a webinar of Clean Air Act legal experts to explore questions arising in the wake of the Supreme Court’s West Virginia v. International. EPA decision.

2022

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. California Department of Conservation, Division of Oil, Gas, & Geothermal Resources , No. F078460 (Cal.

2020

ESA

OCTOBER 8, 2021

European countries agree to protects parts of the North Atlantic to conserve seabird species. Stone-Manning most recently was a senior advisor for conservation policy at the National Wildlife Federation and has been a top aide to former Montana Governor Steve Bullock (D) and Sen. EPA – Clean Air Act Advisory Committee Meeting (Oct.

2021

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.

2021

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.

2021

ESA

JUNE 28, 2021

Committee Chairwoman Maria Cantwell (D-WA) ’s Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act ( 1995 ), which reauthorizes the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund. This fund supports about $650 million annually in fishery restoration and conservation programs, boating access and infrastructure and fish stocking programs.

2021

ESA

MAY 17, 2021

The report finds the nation is experiencing unprecedented change from sea-level rise and flooding on the coasts, permafrost loss in Alaska and record heatwaves in cities. Section to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas’ Species Working Groups (May 21). Justice Dept.

2021

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. The Ninth Circuit directed the district court to dismiss the case without prejudice. Biden , No. 19-35460 (9th Cir.

2021