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The SEC’s Final Climate Disclosure Rule: Interrogating Preemption and Coherence with Other Domestic Regimes

Law Columbia

Reasonable assurance is proposed for 2030, providing corporations with several years to get their disclosures right. EPA, as well as state and municipal governments, use the information received from reporting entities to inform the development and implementation of rules and regulations prescribed by the Clean Air Act (CAA).

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USA: “The Coke Side of Life”—More Sugar, Less Science

Corp Watch

USA: Coke and Pepsi sued for creating a plastic pollution ‘nuisance’ Erin McCormick | The Guardian | February 27, 2020 Coke, Pepsi, Nestlé and other large companies are being sued by a California environmental group for creating a plastic pollution “nuisance” and misleading consumers about the recyclability of plastic.

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U.S. Supreme Court v. EPA Climate Rule

Smith Enviorment

EPA held the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan Rule exceeded EPA’s authority under the Clean Air Act. Section 111 of the Clean Air Act authorizes EPA to address air pollution from both new and existing sources if the pollutant endangers public health or welfare.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Murray Energy Sought Supreme Court Review of Fourth Circuit’s Dismissal of Clean Air Act Jobs Study Case. The complaint also disclosed claims of preemption under the Ports and Waterways Safety Act and the Interstate Commerce Clause Termination Act and violation of the Commerce Clause. Foster , No. decision Sept.

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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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Defending EPA’s Authority to Fight Climate Change – at the Supreme Court

Legal Planet

EPA in defense of EPA’s authority to effectively regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. Our client is Tom Jorling, a former Senate staffer and EPA official who was directly involved in drafting the Act in 1970. (We As our brief details, the answer to both questions is plainly yes.

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ESA Policy News: November 8, 2021

ESA

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. More than 100 countries pledged to halt deforestation by 2030. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit.

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