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U.S. Climate Law: A Broad & Rapidly Growing Field

Legal Planet

Vehicle biofuels requirements. Climate change as reason for threatened or endangered status under Endangered Species Act. FERC pipeline regulation (natural gas and hydrogen). Electric vehicle and biofuel policies E. Standards for emissions from new vehicles. State climate and energy policy A.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Minnesota Federal Court Said State Biofuel Mandate Was Not Preempted.

2016 40
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Why Ceding Nuclear to China and Russia Threatens National Security: Michael Shellenberger's Congressional Testimony July 28, 2020

Environmental Progress

Renewables contributed to electricity prices rising six times more in California than in the rest of the US since 2011, the state’s “take-off” year for rapid growth in wind and solar, a price rise that occurred despite the state’s reliance during the same years on persistently-low-priced natural gas.

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

Legal Planet

Take would become harm in ESA: The Trump administration proposed a rule to redefine what it means to harm a protected species under the Endangered Species Act, a move conservationists say will strip vulnerable plants and animals of habitat they need to survive. CBD plans to sue. the Financial Times reports.

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Trump Executive Orders on Energy and Environment: A Quick Summary

Law Columbia

404, Rivers and Harbors Act Sec. 10, and Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act Sec. 404, Rivers and Harbors Act Sec. 10, and Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act Sec.

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Trump Executive Orders on Energy and Environment: A Quick Summary

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404, Rivers and Harbors Act Sec. 10, and Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act Sec.