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Pipeline Decisions Do Not Spell Doom for Transmission

Law Columbia

Last week the Sabin Center and the American Bar Association held an event on addressing landowner concerns in renewable energy siting. Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, any party seeking to construct a project that will discharge dredged or fill material into waters within the Corps’ jurisdiction must obtain a permit.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Circuit Court of Appeals to expedite consideration of their petition for review.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The magistrate recounted the sequence of events leading up to the motions for withdrawal “to emphasize that the court has endeavored to ensure that all parties to this obviously novel and unprecedented lawsuit have a full and fair opportunity to address both the legal questions presented and the factual basis underlying those legal issues.”

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

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). The decision also addressed a number of non-climate change claims under NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, CEQA, and other state law.

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ESA Policy News: May 4, 2023

ESA

In this issue: ESA Graduate Student Policy Award Recipients Visit Capitol Hill Fifteen ESA members and graduate students visit Congressional offices for the first in-person Graduate Student Policy Award event since 2019. See an album of the GSPA event here. Rain fills our rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, but how does it get there?

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

In response to the concern that its interpretation would “invite gamesmanship,” the Court again said policy concerns could not override plain meaning and also noted that in any event Congress had addressed this policy concern by allowing courts to sanction frivolous arguments. Conservation Congress v. Forest Service , 2:13-cv-00934 (E.D.

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Policy News: February 28, 2022

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White House science office to hold first event on countering climate change denial and delay – The Washington Post. EPA – Proposed Stipulated Partial Settlement Agreement, Endangered Species Act Claims. Feds propose protection for a Texas border plant – E&E News.

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