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Policy News: August 1, 2022

ESA

Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced that they have reached an agreement on a domestic policy bill, now named the Inflation Reduction Act. According to a one-page summary from Senate leadership, the bill will reduce carbon emissions by 40% by 2030.

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The court held that the City’s claims were not completely preempted by the Clean Air Act and also was not persuaded by the companies’ argument that the claims necessarily arose under federal common law. CTA also alleged that the rule violated state air laws and constituted an unlawful tax.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The Washington Supreme Court concluded that the Washington Clean Air Act did not grant the Department of Ecology authority to regulate indirect greenhouse gas emissions of businesses and utilities whose products ultimately generate such emissions. Trump , No. 4:19-cv-00028 (D.

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ESA Policy News: November 8, 2021

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Countries pledge to combat deforestation, cut methane emissions, transition away from coal and more. World leaders have made several major commitments at the meeting to date: Almost 90 countries joined an agreement to cut their methane emissions by 30% by 2030 from 2020 levels. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit.

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

ESA

The pact recognizes that world’s countries would need to reduce global carbon emissions by 45% from 2010 levels by 2030 levels to limit warming to 1.5 Almost 90 countries joined an agreement to cut their methane emissions by 30% by 2030 from 2020 levels. More than 100 countries pledged to halt deforestation by 2030.

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Day After Earth Day, the Climate Pope, and the 89%

Legal Planet

About 90 percent of the sampled cleaned surfaces showed Pb levels below the EPA limit, indicating that cleaning is often, but not always, effective at removing heavy metals from surfaces. The arguments in Diamond Alternative Energy v. EPA wont center on the waiver itself, which oil and biofuel interests had sued over.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

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.” Brazilian Court Granted a Preliminary Injunction Ordering the Removal of Cattle Herds from Farms that Caused Deforestation.

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