E2 Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

After all, New York’s air permitting regime is based on health-based emissions standards derived from the federal Clean Air Act. The same goes for New York’s clean water regulations, which in some ways go beyond the dictates of the federal Clean Water Act. 64 MAP 2019 (Pa.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 19, 2022

Outside of bird protection acts of the early 20 th century, protections for water, air and the atmosphere are a late 20 th -century development, created in the wake of Rachel Carson’s 1962 treatise on pesticides, Silent Spring. Justice Alito has displayed similar cynicism about water protection.

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 26, 2021

EPA promulgated the challenged rule in 2019 in response to the Ninth Circuit’s issuance of a writ of mandamus in 2017. The bill also would establish a grant program under the Safe Drinking Water Act for assistance to community water systems affected by PFAS to pay for capital costs associated with treatment technologies.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

A day after the court’s decision, BLM published a proposed rule to temporarily suspend or delay certain requirements until January 17, 2019. Murray Energy Sought Supreme Court Review of Fourth Circuit’s Dismissal of Clean Air Act Jobs Study Case. Army Corps of Engineers had violated the Clean Water Act.

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ESA

AUGUST 30, 2021

The New York Times reported in 2019 that former Interior Secretary David Bernhardt killed a study by U.S. Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act. Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act. These insecticides are all neonicotinoids.

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Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

In 2019, the court dismissed almost all of the companies’ claims, except for a single defamation claim and a related claim under California’s Unfair Competition Law arising from allegations related to a single set of statements. Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action Incorporated v. Milieudefensie, et al. Royal Dutch Shell, plc.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Federal Court Denied Motions to Dismiss Challenges to 2019 Presidential Permit for Keystone XL. The federal district court for the District of Montana denied motions to dismiss and for a preliminary injunction in litigation challenging a presidential permit issued in 2019 for a cross-border segment of the Keystone XL pipeline.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

BLM issued the EA and FONSI in response to the court’s 2019 decision finding that the lifting of the moratorium was a “major federal action” requiring review under NEPA. In the lawsuit challenging President Trump’s 2019 issuance of a presidential permit for the U.S.-Canada Indigenous Environmental Network v. Trump , No. May 28, 2021).

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

GAO Report Identified Decline in EPA’s Chemical Assessment Processes Since 2019. The risk evaluation’s conclusions that consumer uses do not present an unreasonable risk could preempt state-level restrictions on 1,4-dioxane in personal care, cosmetic, and cleaning products such as restrictions enacted by New York in 2019.[[N:N.Y.

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Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

The Clean Air Act provision at issue authorizes small refineries to petition EPA “for an extension of the exemption … for the reason of disproportionate economic hardship.” ruled in 2019 that BLM had failed to adequately assess the potential impacts of greenhouse gas emissions for certain oil and gas leases in Wyoming.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 4, 2021

Circuit Said EPA Endangered Species Determinations for 2019 Renewable Fuel Rule Were Arbitrary and Capricious. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) 2019 rule setting renewable fuel volumes in the Clean Air Act’s Renewable Fuel Standard Program. Mayorkas , No. 20-55777 (9th Cir. July 19, 2021). July 16, 2021).

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ESA

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The Biden administration moved Thursday to formally repeal the Trump administration’s controversial rule that vastly restricted the scope of Clean Water Act protections. BLM – Notice of Intent To Amend the Moab, Price, and Vernal Resource Management Plans and Prepare Environmental Assessments To Comply With the 2019 Dingell Act.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Michael Bennet in 2019 ( S. New court ruling clears path for Bristol Bay Clean Water Act protections – National Fisherman. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit. The bill also establishes a new U.S.

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Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

The first petition was filed by West Virginia and 18 other states that had intervened to defend the repeal and replacement rule, known as the Affordable Clean Energy rule. BLM prepared the supplemental EA in response to the court’s decision in March 2019 that identified shortcomings in BLM’s original climate change analysis for the leases.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2025

We share the concerns expressed by former EPA administrators who recently wrote that such cuts would render the agency incapable of protecting Americans from grave threats in our air, water and land. Another credible analysis found the benefits of the Clean Air Act exceeded its costs by more than 30 to one.

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ESA

JANUARY 31, 2022

Supreme Court to hear Clean Water Act case. In 2019, the Trump administration disbanded the ISAC and cut funding for the National Invasive Species Council (NISC) secretariat by 50 percent. In 2019, the Trump administration opted to keep ozone pollution standards the same. Executive Branch. International.

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ESA

AUGUST 16, 2021

This division s responsible for criminal and civil cases to enforce environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit. BOEM must receive nominations and public comments by Sept.

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ESA

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

139 ) requiring federal agencies to return to telework policies in effect at the end of 2019, largely along party lines with almost all House Republicans supporting this bill and almost all House Democrats opposing the bill. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit. Nominations are due March 2, 2023.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2016

as a pollutant at all to the Clean Power Plan, which has no chance of clemency before its swift execution at some point in 2017. [14]. that it should “Amend the Clean Air Act to clarify that it never delegated to the EPA the authority to enact climate policies through the Act.”. [18]. No April in Paris.

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ESA

JUNE 1, 2021

The Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act ( H.R. This bill passed the full House in 2019 but did not advance in the Senate. The full House passed the Coastal and Ocean Acidification Stressors and Threats (COAST) Research Act (H.R. The full House similar legislation in 2019. Executive Branch.

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ESA

MAY 6, 2021

This bill passed the full House in 2019 but did not advance in the Senate. The Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for Clean Water Act permitting, dams, aquatic ecosystem restoration projects and other issues. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit. in 1999 to 38.5% Justice Dept.

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