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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Circuit found that FERC failed to address the significance of a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulation that the petitioners argued required use of the social cost of carbon or another methodology to assess the impacts of the projects’ greenhouse gas emissions. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission , Nos.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Supreme Court denied fossil fuel companies’ petition for writ of certiorari seeking review of the Ninth Circuit’s decision reversing the district court’s 2018 denial of Oakland’s and San Francisco’s motions to remand their climate change nuisance cases to California state court. DECISIONS & SETTLEMENTS. On June 14, 2021, the U.S.

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ESA Policy News: November 8, 2021

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Biden administration proposed repealing Trump administration Endangered Species Act regulations. Canada and other countries pledged to stop public financing of fossil fuel projects abroad by the end of 2023. House passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. Executive Branch. Lawmakers also allocate $9.7

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ESA Policy News: May 15, 2023

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International UAE spokesperson says that the world is not ready to “switch off” fossil fuels ahead of COP28. Congress Senate: The full Senate voted to pass resolutions nullifying two endangered species rules finalized by the Biden administration. The other rule lists the northern long-eared bat as an endangered species.

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