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

Legal Planet

EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act (CAA) A. Vehicle biofuels requirements. Climate change as reason for threatened or endangered status under Endangered Species Act. Nuclear power regulation D. FERC pipeline regulation (natural gas and hydrogen).

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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. 16-1329 (D.C.

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

Environmental Progress

If Germany didn’t count emissions-producing and land-intensive fuels like biomass and biofuels as renewable, which most environmental groups, even Greenpeace, believe it shouldn’t, the share of its electricity from non-emitting, non-hydro renewables is just 34 percent.

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Policy News: February 14, 2022

ESA

The policy should remain in place, the resolution says, until the Forest Service drafts and completes new regulations that would establish a revised wildfire strategy. Any rulemaking would require analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act, the resolution says, suggesting a time frame that would extend well into 2023 or beyond.

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ESA Policy News: February 20, 2023

ESA

More News: Landowner help sought to protect endangered animals, plants – Associated Press Biden’s New Policy to Protect Federal Scientists May Lack Teeth to Prevent Retaliation – Government Executive What You Need to Know About EPA’s Waters of the U.S. EPA – Water Quality Standards Regulatory Revisions To Protect Tribal Reserved Rights.

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Policy News: February 28, 2022

ESA

EPA – Environmental Justice Considerations for the Development of the Proposed Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Public Meeting (March 2). EPA – Request for Nomination of Experts for the Biofuels and the Environment: Third Triennial Report to Congress Peer Review Panel.

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