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Listing Trump’s Environment and Energy Executive Orders

Legal Planet

EO 14173: Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity (repealing Clinton’s foundational environmental justice executive order EO 14162: Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements d (withdrawing from Paris Agreement) EO 14156 Declaring a National Energy Emergency (declaring an energy emergency, in part because (..)

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

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. The government also asserted that the MBTA and Eagle Act claims were barred by controlling precedent.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Endangered Species Act : Nearly every country has one of these now as well as international laws and designations for cross-border co-operation on conservation. This Act came into being in 1973 with the aim of setting out special protections for species at risk of extinction.

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In the Midst of Climate Disaster, We Continue to Cater to Big Oil

Vermont Law

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. But this approval goes directly against the pledge Biden made under the Paris Agreement to cut U.S. emissions 50% below 2005 levels by 2030.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Circuit Ruled that EPA Must Consider Endangered Species in Setting Renewable Fuel Standards. Circuit Court of Appeals sent the 2018 Renewable Fuel Standards rule back to EPA after finding that EPA failed to comply with requirements of the Endangered Species Act. Each respondent has ratified the Convention.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it designated the northern long-eared bat as “threatened” rather than “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act. Northern Plains Resource Council v.

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Trump’s Replacement for Project 2025: The “Other” MAGA Plan

Legal Planet

withdrawal from the Paris agreement, which it calls “lopsided, unenforceable, [and] America- last.” .” AFPI deplores the Biden Administration’s “myopic focus on climate change as a justification for its sweeping radical agenda and massive government expansion.” Not surprisingly, AFPI demands U.S.