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Smith Enviorment
DECEMBER 14, 2023
The annual Appropriations Act (House Bill 259), the N.C. Farm Act of 2023 (Senate Bill 582) and the Regulatory Reform Act of 2023 (House Bill 600) all contained provisions weakening existing environmental protections and in some cases preventing adoption of new standards. In July 2023, U.S. House Bill 600, Sec.
Law Columbia
JULY 6, 2017
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lacked authority to administratively stay portions of new source performance standards for the oil and gas sector for which it had granted requests for reconsideration. New Jersey Appellate Court Affirmed State Authority to Take Easements for Coastal Protection Projects. FEATURED CASE.
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Law Columbia
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
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). The federal district court for the Northern District of West Virginia ruled that the U.S.
Law Columbia
MARCH 6, 2018
The federal district court for the Northern District of California denied Oakland’s and San Francisco’s motions to remand their climate change public nuisance lawsuits against five major fossil fuel producers to state court. Public Citizen, Inc. Connecticut ; Requested “Tutorial” on Climate Change. Trump , No. 1:17 -cv-00253 (D.D.C.
ESA
MAY 4, 2023
The CHIPS and Science Act, passed in fall 2022, tasks the TIP Directorate to develop a roadmap to guide investment decisions in use-inspired and translational research over a 3-year time frame, working towards the goal of advancing U.S. Act, which is legislation intended to reduce plastic pollution in the oceans. Register here.
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. Conservation Congress v. Forest Service , 2:13-cv-00934 (E.D. May 17, 2021). Landry , No. 6:20-cv-00983 (W.D.
Law Columbia
AUGUST 4, 2021
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue a decision on Exxon’s application to renew the NPDES permit, which had expired in 2014. Circuit Said EPA Endangered Species Determinations for 2019 Renewable Fuel Rule Were Arbitrary and Capricious. Circuit largely rejected challenges to the U.S. National Audubon Society v.
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