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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The federal government argued that denial of the motion to dismiss was based on clear error and that mandamus was warranted to confine the district court to the lawful exercise of its jurisdiction. Natural Resources Defense Council v. verdict June 7, 2017; sentencing June 23, 2017). NEW CASES, MOTIONS, AND NOTICES. Pruitt , No.

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

In an unpublished judgment, the court rejected the petitioners’ other NEPA arguments regarding project design and capacity and cumulative ozone impacts. In addition, the court found that BLM acted contrary to law by failing to consider a statutory directive to give “maximum protection” to surface values in the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area.

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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Columbia Climate Law

EPA of a 2015 rule barring replacement of ozone-depleting substances with hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are powerful greenhouse gases. Circuit vacated the 2015 rule to the extent that it prohibited continued use of HFCs by companies that previously switched to HFCs from an ozone-depleting substance. In Mexichem , the D.C.

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ESA Policy News: May 4, 2023

ESA

Congress Legislative updates: Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and House Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-MO) reintroduced the Save Our Sequoias Act ( R. Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA – Request for Nominations to the Task Force on Agricultural Air Quality Research.

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Policy News: May 9, 2022

ESA

initiative to establish Natural Capital Accounts and Secretary Deb Haaland about the first ever National Nature Assessment. These announcements are the start of a renewed commitment to and increased ambition on nature and people across the federal government. Martin Heinrich introduced legislation ( H.R. 7580 & S.

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Policy News: April 11, 2022

ESA

But there has been “no sign” that China’s government intends to shift the country’s policy, said Byford Tsang, a senior policy adviser with the E3G think tank. Failure to act means tough choices in the future. “The Governments need to help people cut consumption. Capturing carbon is a must.

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