Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

One party challenging the Master Program—Citizen’s Alliance for Property Rights Jefferson County (CAPR)—had argued that a provision in the Master Program goals section addressing climate change and sea-level rise was unconstitutionally vague. filed June 15, 2017).

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 20, 2022

It’s been an incredibly busy year here at Ocean Conservancy, to say the least. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Plastics Policy Analyst here at Ocean Conservancy, said it best: “The United States is the number-one generator of plastic waste in the world and a top contributor to the ocean plastics crisis.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 5, 2023

degree Fahrenheit limits set by the Paris Agreement to avoid catastrophic climate impacts—more than double the 22 percent of the US as a whole that would exceed that temperature. The National Parks Conservation Association praised the act for providing “crucial funding” to start repairing the parks.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The court was not persuaded by the plaintiffs’ contention that the FWS had concluded that conservation projects would outpace climate change effects on the trout or by the argument that the FWS erred by abandoning a finding in its 2008 determination that climate change constituted a “severe” threat to the trout that exacerbates other threats.

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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.” billion over a 30-year period. BP p.l.c. ,

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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.

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Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

League of Conservation Voters v. The County asserted that the defendants were “directly responsible for a substantial portion of the climate crisis-related impacts in Anne Arundel County,” including sea level rise, storm surge, and flooding, as well as more frequent, longer-lasting, and more severe extreme weather events.

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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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Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

The conservation groups’ appeal of the district court decision is still pending, with the opening brief due on July 12. The Tenth Circuit directed the conservation groups “to address with specificity … whether this court has jurisdiction over their appeal.” Rocky Mountain Wild v. June 21, 2021).

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

In addition, Berkeley argued that the complaint failed to state a claim that the Energy Policy and Conservation Act preempted the ordinance. Lawsuit Sought Critical Habitat Designation for Green Sea Turtles Whose Habitat Is Threatened by Sea Level Rise and Other Factors. Bernhardt , No. 1:16-cv-01724 (D.D.C.

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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. Peabody, a coal company, filed for bankruptcy in April 2016 and emerged from bankruptcy under a plan that became effective on April 3, 2017. 2:16 -cv-00285 (D.

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Science Blogs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Actual Scientists Say Sea-Level Rise Is A Threat To Tangier Island, Virginia. Why Trump Pulling Out of the Paris Agreement Led to a Stronger Global Climate Change Plan. G20 world leaders’ agreement hinges on U.S. Climate Change -- What Now With The White House Abandoning The Paris Agreement? .

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