Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Under the Endangered Species Act, the court vacated the FWS’s biological opinion because the incidental take statement lacked “the requisite specificity of mitigation measures for the polar bear” and because the take finding for the polar bear was arbitrary and capricious.

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2021 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Fossil Fuels 40

Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Climate Law Could Make Midwest Water Contamination Worse Billions in clean energy incentives rely on raw materials from polluting corn and livestock. environmental organizations, and climate activists were appropriately enthused last summer when Democrats passed the Inflation Reduction Act.

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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. The federal district court for the Middle District of Louisiana enjoined work on the Bayou Bridge Pipeline in the Atchafalaya Basin in Louisiana.

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2018 Clean Air Act Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2022

Bills include : House Bill 1842 (Zimmerman-R-Lancaster) would redefine water pollution to allow polluters to determine when spills are serious enough to notify DEP [ Read more here.];

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Waste Natural Resources Clean Water Act Government 64

Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

The court said that having remanded to the Corps for consultation under the Endangered Species Act, it was not necessary to determine whether the Corps “made a fully informed and well-considered decision” under NEPA and the Clean Water Act. Briefs Filed in Challenges to ACE Rule and Clean Power Plan Repeal.

2020 40

2020 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40

Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

Circuit Decision Vacating Affordable Clean Energy Rule. 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. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate@gmail.com. .

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2021 Fossil Fuels Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40

Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

Citizens for Clean Energy v. Circuit Decision on Affordable Clean Energy Rule. 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. Department of the Interior , No. 4:17-cv-00030 (D.

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2021 Fossil Fuels Endangered Species Act Climate Change 42

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 6, 2023

11 Hearing On Bill To Expand Renewable Energy Mandates In Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards [PaEN] -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Controversial Solar Energy Project In Adams County Loses In Court Again -- Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn.

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Natural Gas Clean Water Act 2024 Renewable Energy 91

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Rob Mercuri Presents Allegheny County Resident Lynn Appman With Keep PA Beautiful Community Pride Award [PaEN] -- Penn State Ranks 4th In US In 2024 QS World University Rankings For Sustainability -- Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn. Flick To Host DCNR Grant Seminar Dec. 1 -- Penn State Extension Host Jan.

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Natural Gas 2024 Climate Change Conservation 76

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2023

In 2023 -- Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn. -- Solar Power World: New 46 MW Solar Energy Facility In Beaver County To Generate Funds To Support Local Nonprofit Organizations -- Bob Donnan Blog: Solar Power With Savings In November - 8th Electric Bill Under $8.00 In 2023 -- Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn.

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Conservation 2024 Endangered Species Act Climate Change 89

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

In August 2017, NYSDEC conditionally denied the developer’s joint application for state law stream disturbance and freshwater wetlands permits, as well as for a water quality certificate pursuant to Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, asserting that a recent D.C. Army Corps of Engineers had violated the Clean Water Act.

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2017 Clean Air Act Climate Change Clean Water Act 40

Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

The approval of the permit was therefore contrary to law because climate change had to be considered “to some extent” in order for Ecology to act consistently with implementing regulations under the Clean Water Act and the Water Pollution Control Act. Circuit Decision on Affordable Clean Energy Rule.

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2021 Climate Change Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 45

Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Oregon Court Reinstated Clean Energy Ballot Initiatives. An Oregon Circuit Court set aside the Oregon Secretary of State’s decision to reject two clean energy ballot initiatives and allowed the measures to be processed and circulated for the November 2020 election. Golden State Environmental Justice Alliance v.

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2020 Climate Change Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 40

ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

The Corps’ permits for oil and gas infrastructure have become a target for environmental groups seeking to stop new pipeline projects, but the agency will also play a key permitting role in boosting transmission infrastructure if the Biden administration is to realize its clean energy goals.

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2021 Endangered Species Act Ocean Climate Change 98

ESA

JULY 26, 2021

Senators reintroduce Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. Judge rules Maui County, Hawaii must receive a Clean Water Act permit in a case that reached the Supreme Court. billion for climate and clean energy-related research. Executive Branch. Maine law banning PFAS takes effect. International.

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2021 Clean Water Act Climate Change Natural Resources 59