Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

The court agreed with the magistrate’s conclusion that the plaintiffs failed to state a claim for violation of a nondiscretionary duty under the Endangered Species Act and that the court therefore lacked jurisdiction. Natural Resources Defense Council v. verdict June 7, 2017; sentencing June 23, 2017). Pruitt , No.

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2017 Clean Air Act Climate Change Renewable Energy 40

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). Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. Ninth Circuit Reinstated Listing of Arctic Ringed Seals as Threatened. Perry , No.

2018 40

2018 Clean Air Act Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40

Law Columbia

AUGUST 4, 2021

Ninth Circuit Affirmed Rejection of NEPA Challenges to Immigration Policies. The plaintiffs—identified as environmentalists, environmental groups, natural resource conservation groups, and cattle ranchers—alleged, among other things, that the immigration actions resulted in increased greenhouse gas emissions. 20-1456 (1st Cir.

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2021 Climate Change Paris Agreement 2019 40

ESA

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee leaders introduce legislation to reauthorize the Department of Energy Office of Science. Wisconsin Natural Resources Board approves new PFAS standards. The bill is the Senate companion to the House’s Department of Energy Office of Science for the Future Act ( H.R.

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2022 Natural Resources Climate Change Conservation 98

ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

US Fish and Wildlife Service reverses Endangered Species Act rules. NEPA: The Council on Environmental Quality has a three-step plan related to the National Environmental Policy Act rules, which guide federal permitting decisions and other actions. Executive Branch. International.

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