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“Fully Protected” No More?

Legal Planet

Now back to this year’s “Fully Protected Species Trailer Bill.” The bill would eliminate the most restrictive category of species protection under California law, which has existed since 1970 and applies to 37 species. appeared first on Legal Planet. Download as PDF The post “Fully Protected” No More?

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Pipeline Decisions Do Not Spell Doom for Transmission

Law Columbia

The Sabin Center’s Renewable Energy Legal Defense Initiative provides pro bono legal counsel to community members who support renewable energy projects.) . Three pipelines have recently suffered legal blows: the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Keystone XL, and the Dakota Access Pipeline. Three Recent Pipeline Setbacks.

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N.C. Water Quality Legislation (2023)

Smith Enviorment

Aside from the environmental implications of eliminating water quality monitoring for nutrients released from aquaculture operations, the provision raises another legal question and policy question: Does the provision violate the N.C. Constitution by allowing the legislature to intervene directly in the issuance of environmental permits?

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The majority responded to this latter point by saying that “[t]he dissent’s view is akin to saying that incurring a debt has legal consequences, but forgiving one does not. What is disputed is whether it is just or legal to convict Ward of felony crimes for acting peacefully and responsibly to prevent greater harm to the climate.”

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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). North Dakota v. 16-1242 et al. The plaintiffs charged that the U.S.

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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 panel, co-hosted by Engineers and Scientists Acting Locally and the Ecological Society of America, we will hear from legal experts and implementers who will discuss the role of policy, both federal and local, in effective ecosystem management. 11, 2022) CNSF – Statement on Passage of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (Aug.

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