Legal Planet

AUGUST 26, 2021

The same is true in environmental law. Was it a fundamental paradigm shift, re-centering the law on new values? With all this in mind, here are the cases that I see as making up the canon and anti-canons of environmental law. The Court then held that greenhouse gases are covered by the Clean Air Act as a type of air pollutant.

Clean Air Act 246

Clean Air Act Endangered Species Act Regulations Air Pollution 246

A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

It captures the changes in mortality rates that are going to happen… the changes in crop yields… the changes in sea level rise, and the damages that will cost…”. If the SCC is low, new laws might not be worth the effort. How fast will sea levels and temperatures rise? What about rainfall and extreme weather?

Sea Level 97

Sea Level Carbon Dioxide Carbon Emissions Climate Change 97

Law Columbia

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Those impacts—sometimes irksome, sometimes devastating—are increasingly obvious, and the causal mechanisms that connect them to the emission of greenhouse gases increasingly well understood. Instead, it has been to stem and confuse the flow of information about climate change to the public and political leaders.

Fossil Fuels 52

Fossil Fuels Climate Change Clean Air Act Sea Level 52

Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

What is Environmental Law? Humanity has been aware of its environment far longer than there have been laws to protect environments. However, the term “environmental law” does not just cover government legislation. These are not “laws” per se but act as such within a regulatory framework. Useful Environmental Law Terms.

Government 52

Government Law Waste Clean Air Act 52

Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 30, 2019

Also elephants, giraffes, rhinos (of the non-political variety), Cape buffalo, baboons, uninvited monkeys at lunch, hippos, wildebeests, hyenas, warthogs and an unexpected (to me) penguin colony. Reduce energy use per square foot in state-owned buildings by 40% from 2002-2003 levels. (For Leopards, lions, and zebra – oh my!

2018 52

2018 Climate Change Clean Energy 2002 52

Legal Planet

APRIL 2, 2024

This year promises to be the ‘Year of Climate’ in international courts and tribunals with opinions slated to be coming down from the European Court of Human Rights, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, and the International Court of Justice.

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Paris Agreement Climate Change Law Greenhouse 180

Frontiers

MARCH 24, 2023

His premise was that famines, specifically those of the late 1800s, are not the result of ecological disasters as they are often painted to be, but rather are manufactured crises driven by colonial politics. At the state level, there is adoption of climate-related policies across the United States.

Climate Change 98

Climate Change Government Conservation Sustainable Development 98

Vermont Law

JUNE 15, 2016

The intersection of human rights and environmental law must be considered if international governmental bodies wish to effectively address these issues. These norms will create a space where discourses over environmental laws and humans rights laws are no longer treated as totally separate from one another. By Mahmudul Hasan.

Climate Change 40

Climate Change Law Government Sea Level 40

Law and Environment

AUGUST 17, 2023

The proposal requires companies to report information related to “Scope 1” direct carbon emissions (think fuel use and greenhouse gases), “Scope 2” indirect carbon emissions (e.g., SEC Final Share Repurchase Disclosure Rules Less Burdensome Than Expected , Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance. 4, 2023). [3]

Carbon Emissions 130

Carbon Emissions 2023 Clean Air Act Carbon Dioxide 130

Law Columbia

MARCH 14, 2024

These state-level “Climate Superfund” bills are modeled on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), commonly known as Superfund, which imposes liability on multiple parties, including the generators of waste, for the cleanup of contaminated sites.

Fossil Fuels 59

Fossil Fuels Climate Change Regulations Carbon Dioxide 59

Legal Planet

MAY 19, 2024

(credit: PBI Actuarial Consultants) Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, in coordination with an equally myopic and partisan Florida Legislature, has approved new state legislation ( HB 1645 ) that eliminates the term “climate change” from numerous existing Florida statutes that former Republican Governor Charlie Crist signed into law in 2008.

Climate Change 344

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Sea Level Politics 344

Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. A number of different parties had lined up on either side of the issue of whether EPA’s stay was lawful. and non-U.S. United States , No.

2017 40

2017 Clean Air Act Climate Change Renewable Energy 40

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Even before adoption of the 1992 Framework Convention, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) had proposed an “International Insurance Pool” to pay vulnerable countries based on observed sea level rise. The first explicit use of the term L&D was in the 2007 Bali Action Plan , in a section on enhanced action for adaptation.

Climate Change 130

Climate Change Paris Agreement Atmosphere Sea Level 130

Arnold Porter

JULY 16, 2021

The SEC also required registrants to address the material effects of compliance with environmental laws and describe their human capital resources to the extent material to an understanding of the business. Her key takeaways were (1) “[t]here is no general requirement under the securities laws to reveal all material information.

Climate Change 52

Climate Change 2021 2020 Government 52

Legal Planet

MARCH 27, 2024

That seems to be the Florida playbook for dealing with the climate crisis facing Floridians in the form of rising sea levels and deadly temperatures. California, Oregon and Washington meanwhile have passed state laws that formally protect outdoor workers from the dangers of heat. But it’s not just heat denial.

Climate Change 256

Climate Change Sea Level 2026 Politics 256

Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. South Dakota Federal Court Granted Preliminary Injunction Against Enforcement of Laws Targeting Pipeline Protesters. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts.

2019 40

2019 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40

Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

In essence, the government argues these are political questions only Congress and the Executive branch can address. rejecting the claims brought by the New York Attorney General (“NYAG”) that Exxon had violated the Martin Act, the strongest securities fraud law in the nation. stranded assets. Public Nuisance Cases. over a dozen.

Climate Change 40

Climate Change Fossil Fuels 2019 Greenhouse 40

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Doing research on environmental issues or responses is usually an easy call for policy-makers and gets wide political support, even if there’s disagreement what to do about the issue. SG would cool the Earth, temporarily and imperfectly offsetting some of the climate effects of elevated greenhouse gases, by reflecting a bit (around 0.5%

Climate Change 217

Climate Change Government Atmosphere Politics 217

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Other States/National/International -- PG/NYT: Republicans, Toomey Stall Critical Vote On Federal Reserve Nominees Over Climate Issues -- AP: U.S.

Natural Gas 64

Natural Gas Sea Level Conservation Government 64

Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. applied federal common law. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate at gmail dot com.

2018 40

2018 Clean Air Act Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40

Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. s challenge to the constitutionality of the linkage between California’s greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade program and Quebec trading program. and non-U.S.

2021 40

2021 Fossil Fuels Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40

Law Columbia

MARCH 13, 2023

EPA , the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has regulated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from motor vehicles under the Clean Air Act. Since then, EPA has consistently regulated GHG emissions from motor vehicles, although the scope of EPA’s GHG emissions regulations has been the subject of a political tug-of-war.

Clean Air Act 55

Clean Air Act Air Pollution Climate Change Regulations 55

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 22, 2023

Earlier in his political career, Bettencourt served as Republican House Majority Leader, and as the public face of the conservative agenda in the state’s House of Representatives. The costs of increased risks from natural hazards—wildfires, floods and sea level rise— are driving insurers away.

Fossil Fuels 224

Fossil Fuels Climate Change Government 2014 224

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Circuit Stayed Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Truck Trailers. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts.

2017 40

2017 Clean Air Act Climate Change Clean Water Act 40

Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Circuit Declined to Speed Up or Slow Down Challenges to Withdrawal of California Waiver and Preemption of State Authority to Regulate Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

2020 40

2020 Climate Change Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 40

Legal Planet

JULY 19, 2022

EPA has made a formal finding, based on an exhaustive review of the scientific evidence, that greenhouse gases endanger human life and welfare both within the United States and globally. This might allow various restrictions on automobile and truck use to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases. The Environmental Protection Agency.

Climate Change 223

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Electricity Carbon Emissions 223

Science Blogs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Actual Scientists Say Sea-Level Rise Is A Threat To Tangier Island, Virginia. Wind Industry Tacks as Trump Shifts the Political Climate. NOAA erases ‘human activity’ from news release on soaring greenhouse gases. DHS waives environmental laws to speed border wall construction. 2017.06.14. 2017.06.14. 2017.06.14.

Climate Change 40

Climate Change Climate Scientist 2017 Paris Agreement 40