Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 126. Circuit Ruled that EPA Must Consider Endangered Species in Setting Renewable Fuel Standards. Fish and Wildlife Service or National Marine Fisheries Service and made a finding as to whether the Renewable Fuel Standard would affect listed species.

2019 40

2019 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40

Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2022

For example: Ontario undermined Ontario’s Endangered Species Act protections in 2019 with Bill 108, which empowered the Minister broad and reckless exemptions to let developers destroy endangered species and their habitat, delay extending any protection at all for species that desperately need it, and even “pay to slay” endangered species.

Endangered Species Act 52

Endangered Species Act Conservation Recycling Politics 52

Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 149. In addition, the court found that BLM acted contrary to law by failing to consider a statutory directive to give “maximum protection” to surface values in the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. FEATURED CASE.

2021 40

2021 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Fossil Fuels 40

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

A federal judge overturns the Trump administration’s Clean Water Act definition. Bureau of Reclamation contributes $19 million for a Colorado River water conservation program. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes removing a notorious species from the threatened list. Endangered Species Act Removal.

Climate Change 130

Climate Change Endangered Species Act Clean Water Act 2019 130

Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 107. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Arctic ringed seal as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. FEATURED CASE. AquAlliance v.

2018 40

2018 Clean Air Act Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40

ESA

AUGUST 30, 2021

Clean Water Act: A memo from the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers provides guidance about how the Biden administrations will implement a 2020 Trump administration Clean Water Act rule limiting states’ ability to block infrastructure projects over water quality concerns. Register here.

2021 98

2021 Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act Conservation 98

Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 133. Montana Federal Court Vacated Nationwide Permit Due to Corps of Engineers Failure to Initiate Consultation Under Endangered Species Act. WildEarth Guardians Asked Court to Compel Final Listing Determinations on Five Species. and non-U.S.

2020 40

2020 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40

ESA

MAY 4, 2023

Rothman (University of Maryland), Veronica Manka’a Tangiri (Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District, Lund University), Aubrey Tingler (University of Maryland) and Tatjana Washington (University of Chicago). See an album of the GSPA event here. RSVP for the meeting here. Register here.

2023 87

2023 2024 2022 Natural Resources 87

Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 145. Circuit Decision Vacating Affordable Clean Energy Rule. Army Corps of Engineers’ motion to hold in abeyance a case challenging the Trump administration’s rules defining “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act. and non-U.S.

2021 40

2021 Fossil Fuels Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40

Environment, Law, and History

MAY 6, 2022

Melosi, Carolyn Merchant, Roderick Nash, Adam Rome, and Paul Sutter, among many others—Coodley and Sarasohn offer here an exhaustive play-by-play account of the legislative battles between 1964 and 1976 that led to the passage of some of the most important environmental laws in the United States.

Toxic Substances Control Act 93

Toxic Substances Control Act Endangered Species Act Clean Air Act Politics 93

ESA

MARCH 20, 2023

Courts Federal judge blocks news Clean Water Act rule in Texas and Idaho. Rothman (University of Maryland), Veronica Manka’a Tangiri (Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District, Lund University), Aubrey Tingler (University of Maryland) and Tatjana Washington (University of Chicago). Submit a comment here.

2023 96

2023 2024 Ocean 2022 96

Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 146. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) did not sufficiently explain why it reversed a previous determination that the Pacific walrus qualified for listing as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. and non-U.S. FEATURED CASE.

2021 42

2021 Fossil Fuels Endangered Species Act Climate Change 42

Law Columbia

AUGUST 4, 2021

HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 148. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants violated NEPA, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Marine Mammal Protection Act. HERE ARE RECENT ADDITIONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE LITIGATION CHART.

2021 40

2021 Climate Change Paris Agreement 2019 40

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Here are 118 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. 13 [PaEN] -- House Environmental Committee To Hold Dec.

Conservation 96

Conservation 2024 Endangered Species Act Climate Change 96

ESA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

EPA, Ruling Could Impact the Definition of “Waters of the U.S.”. ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. Submit your idea to the policy accelerator here. Submit an idea here. Executive Branch.

2022 75

2022 Clean Water Act 2027 Ocean 75

Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE #130: FEATURED CASE. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it designated the northern long-eared bat as “threatened” rather than “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act. and non-U.S.

2020 40

2020 Fossil Fuels Climate Change Greenhouse 40

Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 147. 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. and non-U.S.

2021 45

2021 Climate Change Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 45

ESA

MAY 31, 2023

In this issue: Supreme Court dramatically shrinks Clean Water Act’s reach Biden administration must now rework recent Clean Water Act regulations. 17, 2022) View more letters and testimony from ESA here. Those industries have fought for decades to limit the law’s reach.

2023 98

2023 Clean Water Act Natural Resources 2024 98

ESA

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Biden administration proposed repealing Trump administration Endangered Species Act regulations. Fish and Wildlife Service receives $180 million for developing and carrying out Endangered Species Act recovery plan and a combined $19.4 House passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. Executive Branch.

2021 98

2021 Endangered Species Act Technology Technology 98

ESA

MARCH 14, 2022

Jared Huffman (D-CA), sent a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, expressing their disappointment in the EPA’s January 2022 announcement to restart the Clean Water Act review process for protecting Bristol Bay, Alaska. Applegate is a career USGS employee who has served as the acting USGS director for the past year.

2022 98

2022 Endangered Species Act Clean Water Act Natural Resources 98

ESA

MARCH 28, 2022

USFWS: Citing the impacts of white-nose syndrome on the species, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is proposing classifying the northern long-eared bat ( Myotis septentrionalis ) as an endangered species. The species is currently protected under the Endangered Species Act as a threatened species.

2022 52

2022 Endangered Species Act Technology Technology 52

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 The Biden administration moved Thursday to formally repeal the Trump administration’s controversial rule that vastly restricted the scope of Clean Water Act protections.

2021 105

2021 Conservation Endangered Species Act Climate Change 105

ESA

APRIL 11, 2022

USFWS issues rare emergency rule listing the Dixie Valley toad as an endangered species. Supreme Court reinstates Trump administration Clean Water Act regulation. Here are five key messages from the final report. View more letters and testimony from ESA here. Executive Branch. International.

2022 98

2022 Fossil Fuels Clean Water Act Climate Change 98

ESA

MARCH 6, 2023

Congress House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee votes to nullify Clean Water Act rule using the Congressional Review Act. Executive Branch USFWS proposes listing two populations of California spotted owl under the Endangered Species Act. Submit a comment here.

2023 98

2023 Endangered Species Act Clean Water Act 2022 98

ESA

APRIL 18, 2023

The Clean Water Act is a federal law that gives authority to states to protect the nation’s waters. Congress Clean Water Act: President Joe Biden vetoed a Congressional Review Act measure that would have nullified the administration’s most recent Clean Water Act rule, which seeks to define the “Water of the U.S.”

2023 75

2023 Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act 2024 75

ESA

APRIL 27, 2023

Congress President Joe Biden vetoes measure to nullify the administration’s most recent Clean Water Act rule. The Clean Water Act is a federal law that gives authority to states to protect the nation’s waters. Courts Climate lawsuit filed by Hawai’i teens advances in state courts. Forests: Reps.

2023 40

2023 Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act 2024 40

ESA

AUGUST 1, 2022

This includes a $35 million increase for the Ecological Services for Endangered Species Act activities. This action is similar to actions proposed in the Save Our Sequoia Act ( H.R. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Act. View the meeting recording and documents here.

2022 98

2022 Endangered Species Act Ocean Natural Resources 98

ESA

JANUARY 31, 2022

Interior Department seeks nominations for the Invasive Species Advisory Council. Supreme Court to hear Clean Water Act case. Clean Water Act: In what will be one of the most important final environmental rulings in the history of the U.S., Register for the event here. Executive Branch.

2022 52

2022 Climate Change Clean Water Act Ozone 52

ESA

MAY 15, 2023

ESA held a Water Cooler chat with ESA members who attended COP 26, the recording is linked here. Congress Senate: The full Senate voted to pass resolutions nullifying two endangered species rules finalized by the Biden administration. One rule repeals a Trump-era definition of habitat under the Endangered Species Act.

2023 92

2023 Endangered Species Act 2024 Climate Change 92

ESA

DECEMBER 6, 2021

3277 ) to codify a Trump administration regulation that limited states’ ability to block fossil fuel projects under the Clean Water Act. The Atlantic humpback dolphin is a shallow water dolphin and is found off the coast of western African from Western Sahara to Angola. View more letters and testimony from ESA here.

2021 96

2021 2022 Clean Air Act Clean Water Act 96

ESA

APRIL 5, 2021

USFWS: The agency is proposing downlisting the status of the Hawaiian stilt ( Himantopus mexicanus knudseni , also known as ae`o) from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Fish and Wildlife Service first listed the species under the Endangered Species Act in 1975.

2021 74

2021 Technology Technology Conservation 74

ESA

JULY 1, 2022

Supreme Court will hear Clean Water Act case in October 2023. Biden administration repeals definition of habitat under the Endangered Species Act. The Supreme Court will hear this case, which pertains to the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the definition of the Waters of the U.S.

2022 52

2022 Endangered Species Act Ocean Regulations 52

ESA

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider 2019 decision to not list Joshua Trees under the Endangered Species Act. Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals report finds that 70% of protected species are hunted for wild meat. Register for the virtual meeting here. Register here.

2021 98

2021 Climate Change 2019 Technology 98

ESA

APRIL 3, 2023

Congress Senate votes to nullify Clean Water Act rule, Biden is expected to veto the measure. The Biden administration said that rule aims to create a ‘durable’ definition of the Waters of the U.S. The Biden Clean Water Act rule was released in late December and the rule was originally set to take effect in late March.

2023 75

2023 Ocean Clean Water Act Conservation 75

ESA

MAY 17, 2021

In order to do this right, I am interested in having a TPA that is robustly supported in a bipartisan, bicameral way here in Congress,” Tai told Brady. The Biden administration is currently reviewing the Trump administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule, which replaced the Obama administration’s Waters of the U.S.

2021 60

2021 Clean Air Act Ocean Climate Change 60

ESA

JUNE 1, 2021

EPA Administrator Michael Regan announced that the agency will rewrite a Trump administration regulation that limited state’s ability to block pipeline and fossil fuel export facilities under the Clean Water Act. In addition, they have compiled the video recording and the resources the panelists shared here.

2021 52

2021 Clean Air Act Fossil Fuels 2026 52