Endangered Species Act Greenhouse Paris Agreement Politics 
Law Columbia
JULY 6, 2017
The California Supreme Court declined to review an intermediate appellate court’s decision upholding the statewide greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program. Exxon said dismissal would “set a precedent with nationwide consequences” by “granting state officials license to harass perceived political opponents unimpeded by review in federal courts.”
Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
For example, the ongoing debate over the impact of certain pesticides in agriculture , greenhouse gas emissions are often a battle between the science and industry's attempts to muddy the science and government lobbying to roll back legislation (2). Typically used in conjunction with “greenhouse gas” but some emissions are not GHGs.
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Vermont Law
MAY 2, 2023
Political controversies and fear of litigation may have played a role. Politics aside, the Biden Administration may have felt forced to approve this project. A number of these species are already threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act, and they all face the threat of a warming climate.
Law Columbia
OCTOBER 7, 2019
Circuit Court of Appeals granted motions seeking to dismiss as moot the proceedings challenging the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan, which established emission guidelines for greenhouse gases from existing power plants. Circuit Ruled that EPA Must Consider Endangered Species in Setting Renewable Fuel Standards.
Law Columbia
MARCH 6, 2018
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.
Law Columbia
MAY 7, 2021
s challenge to the constitutionality of the linkage between California’s greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade program and Quebec trading program. Developers of Southern California Warehouse Project Agreed to Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Measures to Resolve CEQA Claims. United States v. California , No. 20-16789 (9th Cir. A20-0952 (Minn.
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. Sierra Club v. Conservation Congress v. Landry , No. 6:20-cv-00983 (W.D. May 5, 2021).
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