Law Columbia
JULY 6, 2017
The Second Circuit rejected the claim that the renewable energy solicitations exceeded the limited authority granted to states with respect to wholesale sales of electricity under the Federal Power Act and the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act.
Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Endangered Species Act : Nearly every country has one of these now as well as international laws and designations for cross-border co-operation on conservation. This Act came into being in 1973 with the aim of setting out special protections for species at risk of extinction. Sponsored Content.
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Law Columbia
MARCH 6, 2018
First, the court said the cities’ novel theories of liability based on the defendants’ sales of their product did not differentiate their claims from earlier transboundary pollution suits in which the Supreme Court ( American Electric Power Co. Connecticut ) and Ninth Circuit ( Native Village of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp. AquAlliance v.
Columbia Climate Law
MAY 8, 2020
Montana Federal Court Vacated Nationwide Permit Due to Corps of Engineers Failure to Initiate Consultation Under Endangered Species Act. The court found that there was “resounding evidence” in the record that authorized discharges may affect endangered and threatened species and critical habitat and that the U.S.
Law Columbia
MAY 7, 2021
The plaintiffs asserted Endangered Species Act claims, focusing on the federal agencies’ consideration of impacts on grizzly bears and bull trout; the plaintiffs alleged that bull trout are “particularly vulnerable” to climate change because they require cold water to spawn and rear. The groups alleged that the U.S.
Law Columbia
JUNE 8, 2021
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. In re Hawai‘i Electric Light Co. , Conservation Congress v. Forest Service , 2:13-cv-00934 (E.D.
Law Columbia
AUGUST 4, 2021
Environmental groups and the State of Oregon filed motions for preliminary injunctions in the long-standing lawsuit challenging biological opinions prepared under the Endangered Species Act for the continued operation and maintenance of the Columbia River System. Missouri v. Biden , No. 4:21-cv-00287 (E.D. temperature target.
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