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Pipeline Decisions Do Not Spell Doom for Transmission

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However, as explained below, siting decisions for pipelines and transmission lines are governed by different laws, and while both are subject to environmental review, their environmental impacts are not comparable. The recent pipeline decisions turned mostly on water quality concerns that are specific to oil and gas projects.

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ESA Policy News: August 30, 2021

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Sams holds a bachelor’s of science degree in Business Administration from Concordia University-Portland and a master’s of legal studies in Indigenous Peoples Law from the University of Oklahoma. Innovation and Competition Act ( S. 1260, formerly known as the Endless Frontiers Act) and larger innovation and competition issues.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate at gmail dot com.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. The cities also have filed a motion to amend their complaints to withdraw federal common law public nuisance claims that they added after the district court denied remand.

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Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 4.4.22

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Wheeler: More Than 800 Solar Energy Projects In Chesapeake Bay States Stuck Waiting For Review [PA Has 443 Solar Projects Waiting] -- Post-Gazette: Lamb, Kenyatta Split On Fracking, Electability At Democratic U.S.

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Policy News: July 12, 2021

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Maine: Governor Janet Mills (D) signed a law permanently banning offshore wind development in state waters. This law came in response to the fishing industry’s concerns that offshore winding would hurt lobster harvests. Mills said that offshore wind and fishing can coexist in federal waters.

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ESA Policy News: August 16, 2021

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Regulation, Litigation – Bloomberg Law. This division s responsible for criminal and civil cases to enforce environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. fishing law could include climate focus – E&E News. UN Climate Report Expected to Drive U.S. 13, 2021.

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