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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Two other states—Texas and North Dakota—filed an amicus brief supporting EPA; the petitioners opposed their participation on procedural grounds. at its theme park in Jackson Township in Ocean County. Clean Air Council v. Pruitt , No. 17-1145 (D.C. filed June 5, 2017; emergency motion for stay granted July 3, 2017). A-3393-15T4 et al.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court stated: “Plaintiffs’ claims for public nuisance, though pled as state-law claims, depend on a global complex of geophysical cause and effect involving all nations of the planet (and the oceans and atmosphere). It necessarily involves the relationships between the United States and all other nations. AquAlliance v.

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Policy News: February 28, 2022

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Feds propose protection for a Texas border plant – E&E News. EPA – Proposed Stipulated Partial Settlement Agreement, Endangered Species Act Claims. The Texas TIG will consider public comments received on or before March 28, 2022. Biden administration announces mineral supply chain push – The Hill.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The federal district court for the District of Montana largely rejected challenges to federal approvals of revisions to the Flathead National Forest Land Management Plan in northwestern Montana but remanded without vacatur for additional analysis of certain issues under the Endangered Species Act. Department of Interior , No.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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US Fish and Wildlife Service reverses Endangered Species Act rules. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said it anticipates issuing a proposed rule in September updating its regulations for renewable energy generation. Julia Brownley (D-CA) reintroduced the Marine Mammal Climate Change Protection Act ( H.R.

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Special Policy News #6: The Transition

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DOT halts Texas highway project in test of Biden’s promises on race. Members include Robert Bullard, a Texas Southern University professor often credited as the “father of environmental justice,” as well as scholars, advocates and representatives of environmental justice communities from across the country. What We’re Reading.

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Policy News: May 28, 2021

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Legislative updates: The House Oversight and Reform Committee approved the Preventing a Patronage System Act ( H.R This bill responds to an executive order from President Trump to create a “schedule F” category for federal employees, who would be easier to fire. NOAA – U.S.

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