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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Hawai‘i Supreme Court Upheld Denial of Request to Re-Open Order Approving Wind Power Purchase Agreement. The Hawai‘i Supreme Court held that the state’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) did not abuse its discretion when it declined to re-open a 2014 order that approved a Purchase Power Agreement for wind energy.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The plaintiffs alleged that Peabody (and a number of other fossil fuel companies) caused greenhouse gas emissions that resulted in sea level rise and damage to their property. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other governmental entities to allow continued enforcement of environmental laws related to ongoing mining operations.

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The Trump War on Science: Daring blindness, Denying climate change, Destroying the EPA and other daily disasters

Science Blogs

But along with those macro-level issues, Trump and his cronies are still hammering away at climate change denial, environmental protection, research funding and public health issues. Actual Scientists Say Sea-Level Rise Is A Threat To Tangier Island, Virginia. 2017.06.14. 2017.06.14. 2017.06.14. 2017.06.15.

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Policy News: June 28, 2021

ESA

billion increase for the Environmental Protection Agency over FY 2022. . The Senate confirmed Radhika Fox to be the Environmental Protection Agency’s assistant administrator for water. This includes a $2.11 Geological Survey receives an 18% increase to $1.6 billion in fiscal year 2022. Fish and Wildlife Service to $1.9

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