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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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US Fish and Wildlife Service reverses Endangered Species Act rules. It changed long-time agency policy to allow major sources of pollution to reclassify as area sources, a category with fewer regulatory requirements, once their emissions fell below a certain threshold. Greg Abbott signed into law – The Texas Tribune.

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Policy News: February 28, 2022

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Feds propose protection for a Texas border plant – E&E News. EPA – Proposed Stipulated Partial Settlement Agreement, Endangered Species Act Claims. The Texas TIG will consider public comments received on or before March 28, 2022. Biden administration announces mineral supply chain push – The Hill.

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Special Policy News #6: The Transition

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DOT halts Texas highway project in test of Biden’s promises on race. Members include Robert Bullard, a Texas Southern University professor often credited as the “father of environmental justice,” as well as scholars, advocates and representatives of environmental justice communities from across the country. What We’re Reading.

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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). McCarthy , No. 5:14 -cv-39 (N.D.

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Policy News: May 28, 2021

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Legislative updates: The House Oversight and Reform Committee approved the Preventing a Patronage System Act ( H.R This bill responds to an executive order from President Trump to create a “schedule F” category for federal employees, who would be easier to fire. Global Change Research Program since 2015.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Two other states—Texas and North Dakota—filed an amicus brief supporting EPA; the petitioners opposed their participation on procedural grounds. The government also asserted that the MBTA and Eagle Act claims were barred by controlling precedent. Clean Air Council v. Pruitt , No. 17-1145 (D.C.

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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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