category court-decisions 
Smith Enviorment
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Aside from the constitutional issue, legislative intervention in a permitting action sets a precedent for direct political intervention in permit decisions. A decision to issue or deny the certification must be made within 60 days if no public hearing is required or within 90 days if there is a hearing. House Bill 600, Sec.
Law Columbia
JULY 6, 2017
Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the U.S. Circuit also rejected EPA’s argument that the court did not have authority to review stays issued under Section 307(d)(7)(D) of the Clean Air Act. The court therefore found that the stay was unauthorized and vacated it. FEATURED CASE. A divided D.C.
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Law Columbia
MARCH 6, 2018
Federal Court Denied Oakland and San Francisco Motions to Return Climate Change Nuisance Cases to State Court; Found Federal Common Law of Nuisance Could Apply, Despite AEP v. The court dispensed with the cities’ three primary arguments for remanding the cases. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 107.
ESA
MAY 4, 2023
ESA & ESAL Webinar “Protecting Waterways for Healthy Communities and Ecosystems” – Monday, May 8 at 2:00 pm Join ESAL and ESA to learn how science and policy intersect to protect waterways, hear from local advocates for ecologically sound practices, and discuss the potential impact of an ongoing Supreme Court Case.
Law Columbia
AUGUST 4, 2021
Washington Supreme Court Said Climate Activist Was Entitled to Present Necessity Defense Based on Evidence that Legal Alternatives Were Not “Truly Reasonable”. The Supreme Court reversed an intermediate appellate court’s decision affirming a superior court determination that the defendant could not present a necessity defense.
ESA
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee leaders introduce legislation to reauthorize the Department of Energy Office of Science. Supreme Court to hear climate case. Wisconsin Natural Resources Board approves new PFAS standards. 3593 ), which was included in the America COMPETES Act ( H.R. 16: .
ESA
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Offered each year, this award gives graduate students hands-on training and science policy experience including interacting with congressional decision-makers, federal agency officials, and ecologists who work in the science and public policy arena. That decision is on appeal, though, and could be reversed. Lawmakers also allocate $9.7
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