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The Supreme Court’s Latest Decision Is a Blow to Stopping Climate Change

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 3, 2022

is a serious blow to the EPA’s ability to fight climate change—and could have dangerous repercussions beyond this case. The timing of the decision feels especially harsh, as the nation is in the throes of the “ Danger Season ” for hazards such as heat waves, drought, wildfires and hurricanes, all worsened by climate change.

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

Legal Planet

APRIL 3, 2023

Standing based on climate impacts C. Climate science F. Climate justice II. EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act (CAA) A. Climate change under other federal statutes. Climate change as substantial impact requiring discussion in environmental impact statement.

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Local Government Associations File Brief to the Supreme Court in Support of EPA’s Clean Air Act Authority

Law Columbia

JANUARY 25, 2022

The case concerns the scope of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from existing fossil fuel power plants under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). These impacts will only increase as climate change worsens.

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What is jurisdiction, and why is it important to climate change litigation?

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Local actors seek climate change damages from the biggest fossil fuel companies through state law litigation. EPA and the Supreme Court’s deregulatory trend, state action remains an avenue for climate change adaptation and mitigation. In the wake of West Virginia v.

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West Virginia v. EPA Limits the Federal Government’s Power to Promote Clean Energy and Combat Climate Change

Law and Environment

JULY 1, 2022

The decision focuses on EPA’s authority under a specific section of the Clean Air Act. But a closer read suggests more sweeping, longer-term implications for incentivizing the development of clean energy projects nationwide. What does this mean for clean energy projects? What is the case about? .

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Industry’s Tactics to Expose You to More Soot Pollution

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 14, 2023

The largest contributors to this deadly type of pollution come from human-made emission sources that burn fossil fuels, such as coal-fired power plants and vehicular emissions of diesel and gasoline. pollution, half of the deaths are attributable to the burning of fossil fuels. EPA’s PM 2.5 EPA’s PM 2.5

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The Profound Climate Implications of Supreme Court’s West Virginia v. EPA Decision

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 1, 2022

Though the case caught fewer headlines, it, too, threatened Earth-shifting implications all its own by thrusting into question a critical EPA lever for addressing climate change. First and foremost, despite some fossil fuel interests swinging for the fossil fuel-favored fences, the Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia v.

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Danger Season Underscores Need for Strong EPA Power Plant Carbon Standards

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 31, 2023

Record-setting heat , heavy rains, and wildfires scientifically linked to climate change are causing devastating and costly harm to people and communities across the country. As the proposed rule currently stands, however, it fails to fully reckon with the costs and consequences of carbon pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants.

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Climate Change Lawsuits Plague Oil and Gas Producers

Energy & the Law

JULY 31, 2022

And so it is with the plethora of lawsuits by states, cities and counties against oil and gas producers claiming catastrophic damages from fossil fuels. Baltimore alleges oil company defendants violated state-laws and concealed dangers associated with their fossil fuel products. There are others. Suncor Energy .

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How the Supreme Court’s Chevron Decision Benefits Big Oil and Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 1, 2024

Five implications for climate accountability The elimination of Chevron deference significantly impacts the ability of federal agencies to enforce regulations — particularly those related to environmental protection and climate change, as many of these regulations were crafted to be flexible in interpretation by design.

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In a first for climate nuisance claims, a Hawai‘i State Court allowed Honolulu to proceed with its case against fossil fuel companies

Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Starting in 2017, cities, counties, and states across the United States have filed claims (see here and here ) in state courts against fossil fuel companies seeking redress for the climate harms their products have caused. By Korey Silverman-Roati. Background. Many of these cases asserted nuisance and other tort law claims.

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Can Fossil Fuel Companies Be Held Liable for Climate Change?

Law Columbia

OCTOBER 25, 2017

We know that burning fossil fuels is the main cause of anthropogenic climate change, and that climate change is the source of adverse impacts on communities and even regional and national economies. by Justin Gundlach. These points are largely undisputed. These points are largely undisputed.

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What Next for the Climate Tort Cases?

Legal Planet

AUGUST 7, 2023

Many of the claims are based at least in part on allegations of misrepresentations by the companies regarding climate science in order to promote their sales of fossil fuels. In their efforts to get the cases into federal court, the oil companies argued that federal law bars state lawsuits about climate change.

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EPA’s Power Plant Carbon Rules Are Critical—and Complex. Here’s What to Know, and What to Watch.

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 20, 2023

Through the Clean Air Act , and as affirmed—and reaffirmed—through multiple legal sagas, EPA is statutorily obligated to address carbon pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants. Section 111 of the Clean Air Act constrains how EPA sets standards—but gives states wide latitude in implementation.

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What Happened During the Montana Youth Climate Trial

Legal Planet

JULY 12, 2023

The very first American trial of a youth climate lawsuit was hardly blockbuster Court TV, but we learned a lot from the proceedings. As I outlined here , Montana state law prohibits the consideration of greenhouse gas emissions or climate impacts–– inside and outside the state’s borders––when reviewing projects and approving permits.

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Congress Has Acknowledged Climate Change 87 Times From 1978 Through 2022

Law Columbia

AUGUST 31, 2022

Going back to 1978 and through this month, Congress has acknowledged climate change in a total of 87 enactments, as shown by a database just posted by Columbia’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. The Sabin Center’s collection of congressional references to climate change can be accessed here.

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Climate Change Jurisdiction: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Kicks Climate Change Case Back to State Court

The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2020

Amidst historically low oil prices and economic shutdowns, fossil fuel companies continue to defend against lawsuits brought by state and local governments claiming climate-change related damages. Do State Nuisance Claims Related to Climate Change Arise Under Federal Law? 1442(a)(1). . San Mateo , pp.

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New Study Finds Climate Change Exacerbates Neighborhood Smog

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

This groundbreaking report is important for three main reasons: impact, scale, and attribution.

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State “Climate Superfund” Bills: What You Need to Know

Law Columbia

MARCH 14, 2024

In the first months of 2024, legislators in four states— Maryland , Massachusetts , New York , and Vermont —have pushed for legislation that would collectively require large fossil fuel producers and refiners to pay for hundreds of billions of dollars of state-level climate adaptation infrastructure.

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Proposed Electrolyzer Requirements for the Hydrogen Tax Credit: Strengths and Risks

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 18, 2024

The tax credit, passed as part of 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act, provides a generous incentive for the production of clean hydrogen. Today, hydrogen is overwhelmingly produced through a heavily polluting fossil fuel-based process. It is a climate problem, not a climate solution. Geographic deliverability.

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EPA Restores the California Advanced Clean Car Program; GHG Emissions From Transportation Will Continue For Some Time

Law and Environment

MARCH 10, 2022

EPA has now formally restored its waiver under § 209(b) of the Clean Air Act that allows California’s greenhouse gas emissions standards and Zero Emission Vehicle mandate, notwithstanding the preemption of state vehicle emission standards contained in § 209(a) of the CAA. Time to get to work.

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Update: Upcoming Hearings on Motions to Dismiss Climate Change Nuisance Cases in California and New York

Law Columbia

MAY 23, 2018

Climate change nuisance litigation is entering a new and dynamic phase. a consolidated case in which Oakland and San Francisco claim that five fossil fuel companies’ production and promotion of fossil fuels constitutes a public nuisance under federal and California common law. By Michael Burger.

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Climate-Related Lawsuits Continue to Return to State Courts: Understanding The Latest Ruling from District of Columbia v. Exxon Mobil Corporation

The Energy Law Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In doing so, the court found itself “in accord with the other courts of appeals, which have unanimously found there is no federal jurisdiction where state or local governments have brought state-law actions against energy companies for conduct relating to climate change.” District of Columbia v. Exxon Mobil Corporation, et al.,

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Release: Nearly all COP27 sponsors are either major polluters or enablers of fossil fuel industry

Corp Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

USA: Coke, EPA to reach settlement in Clean Air Act ammonia violation charges Shane O'Halloran | Food Engineering Mag | March 19, 2014 EPA alleged 27 violations at a Minute Maid juice processing facility in Michigan. Water supply in several parts of Sri Lanka including its commercial capital Colombo had to be suspended.

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Ask a Scientist: It’s Getting Easier for US Car Owners to Go Electric

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

That’s a far cry from just six years ago, when EVs were considered a niche technology (and the fossil fuel baron Charles Koch and his minions wanted to keep it that way). To avoid the worst potential consequences of climate change, we will have to transform the transportation and electric power sectors in tandem.

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Livestock Operations Are Responsible for Over Half of California’s Methane Emissions—Why Won’t CARB Regulate Them?

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

CARB’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) seeks to incentivize the production and sale of alternative, lower emissions transportation fuels in order to displace conventional fossil fuels. To identify which fuels should be promoted, CARB calculates the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels.

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Protecting the Ocean Means Protecting Communities

Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This production process emits significant air and water pollution with severe health consequences for neighboring communities already bearing the brunt of climate change impacts like sea level rise, severe storms and flooding. . redlining.) Check out how we are fulfilling our commitment at OceanConservancy.org. [1]

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Evangelical Environmental Network: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Of U.S. Supreme Court Decision On Regulating Carbon Pollution

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2022

It agreed with settled science that carbon dioxide from the combustion of fossil fuels is the major source of greenhouse gases, and that climate change is real. The Good The Supreme Court left the EPA’s overall ability to regulate greenhouse gases intact.

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These Are the Critical Issues to Track with the New “Tech-Neutral” Clean Electricity Tax Credits

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 21, 2024

The statute points to section 211(o)(1)(H) of the Clean Air Act to define lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions—exactly as was done for the simultaneously passed section 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Credit. Clean must mean clean, meaning no polluter loopholes, and no polluter giveaways.

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What You Need to Know about Advanced Clean Fleets: Funding, Flexibility, and FAQs

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 3, 2024

Despite the generous funding opportunities and holistic flexibilities baked into ACF, confusion around and misinformation about the rule may undermine this much-needed shift away from fossil-fueled trucks and buses.

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Journey to the U.S. Supreme Court – Regulating Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Emissions

E2 Law Blog

MAY 31, 2022

EPA ) addressing the scope of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from existing fossil-fuel powered power plaints. Click here to read the article (begins on p.

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New Columbia Resource Tracks the President’s Climate Action Plan

Law Columbia

JANUARY 6, 2014

On June 25, 2013, President Obama delivered a major speech on the topic of climate change. In it he outlined a broad policy agenda aimed at addressing the challenges posed by the changing climate. These facilities account for around 40% of all carbon pollution in the United States.

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French company to coordinate carbon capture project in Brazil

Corp Watch

MARCH 8, 2024

Image Image Products Oil / gas exploration and production, natural gas and LNG trading and transportation, oil refining, chemicals, solar and biomass development Protesting Total's role in Burma - Photo Credit TotalOutNow Summary Total is a fossil fuel exploration company. Total to pay $2.9 agreed to pay $2.9

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Oil Giant's AFCON Sponsorship Denounced as Plot to Set Off Carbon Bombs Across Africa

Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Image Image Products Oil / gas exploration and production, natural gas and LNG trading and transportation, oil refining, chemicals, solar and biomass development Protesting Total's role in Burma - Photo Credit TotalOutNow Summary Total is a fossil fuel exploration company. Total to pay $2.9 agreed to pay $2.9

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Court orders 42 Ugandan families evicted to make way for oil project

Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

Image Image Products Oil / gas exploration and production, natural gas and LNG trading and transportation, oil refining, chemicals, solar and biomass development Protesting Total's role in Burma - Photo Credit TotalOutNow Summary Total is a fossil fuel exploration company. Total to pay $2.9 agreed to pay $2.9

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Climate of fear: TotalEnergies implicated in repression of land and environmental defenders in East Africa

Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Image Image Products Oil / gas exploration and production, natural gas and LNG trading and transportation, oil refining, chemicals, solar and biomass development Protesting Total's role in Burma - Photo Credit TotalOutNow Summary Total is a fossil fuel exploration company. Total to pay $2.9 agreed to pay $2.9

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Climate groups call for funding withdrawal of TotalEnergies’ Mozambique project

Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Image Image Products Oil / gas exploration and production, natural gas and LNG trading and transportation, oil refining, chemicals, solar and biomass development Protesting Total's role in Burma - Photo Credit TotalOutNow Summary Total is a fossil fuel exploration company. Total to pay $2.9 agreed to pay $2.9

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South Africa gives go-ahead for TotalEnergies to drill offshore

Corp Watch

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Image Image Products Oil / gas exploration and production, natural gas and LNG trading and transportation, oil refining, chemicals, solar and biomass development Protesting Total's role in Burma - Photo Credit TotalOutNow Summary Total is a fossil fuel exploration company. Total to pay $2.9 agreed to pay $2.9

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Green groups target TotalEnergies over Tanzania, Uganda projects

Corp Watch

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Image Image Products Oil / gas exploration and production, natural gas and LNG trading and transportation, oil refining, chemicals, solar and biomass development Protesting Total's role in Burma - Photo Credit TotalOutNow Summary Total is a fossil fuel exploration company. Total to pay $2.9 agreed to pay $2.9

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. and non-U.S. filed June 5, 2017; emergency motion for stay granted July 3, 2017).

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Why the New Climate Reg for Coal is a Perfectly Normal EPA Rule

Legal Planet

APRIL 25, 2024

379] The Clean Air Act doesn’t give an industry immunity from pollution regulation just because the industry is on its last legs economically. Even without any new EPA rule, many coal-fired power plants would close due to competition from gas-fired plants and renewables.

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How Should We Implement the New Federal Climate Laws?

Legal Planet

MARCH 21, 2023

A lot of this is the scale of funding—the two laws will spend money on climate policies at a far higher rate than any previous federal programs—but the laws will also involve the federal government more in climate policy, in a variety of ways. These changes come at a crucial time for the fight against climate change.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. Climate Litigation Chart (Update #92): FEATURED CASE. Climate Litigation Chart (Update #92): FEATURED CASE.

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EPA Proposes New Power Plant Rule That Promises Major Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions in the Coming Years

Law and Environment

MAY 12, 2023

It was the at the core of the previous challenge to President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, which the Supreme Court rejected in West Virginia v. Fossil power plants could offset emissions by investing in new natural gas and renewable energy generation sources. Emphasis added.] This language, particularly the bolded text, is important.

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The Supreme Court’s Latest Decision Is a Blow to Stopping Climate Change

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

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Local Government Associations File Brief to the Supreme Court in Support of EPA’s Clean Air Act Authority

What is jurisdiction, and why is it important to climate change litigation?

West Virginia v. EPA Limits the Federal Government’s Power to Promote Clean Energy and Combat Climate Change

Industry’s Tactics to Expose You to More Soot Pollution

The Profound Climate Implications of Supreme Court’s West Virginia v. EPA Decision

Danger Season Underscores Need for Strong EPA Power Plant Carbon Standards

Climate Change Lawsuits Plague Oil and Gas Producers

How the Supreme Court’s Chevron Decision Benefits Big Oil and Gas

In a first for climate nuisance claims, a Hawai‘i State Court allowed Honolulu to proceed with its case against fossil fuel companies

Can Fossil Fuel Companies Be Held Liable for Climate Change?

What Next for the Climate Tort Cases?

EPA’s Power Plant Carbon Rules Are Critical—and Complex. Here’s What to Know, and What to Watch.

What Happened During the Montana Youth Climate Trial

Congress Has Acknowledged Climate Change 87 Times From 1978 Through 2022

Climate Change Jurisdiction: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Kicks Climate Change Case Back to State Court

New Study Finds Climate Change Exacerbates Neighborhood Smog

State “Climate Superfund” Bills: What You Need to Know

Proposed Electrolyzer Requirements for the Hydrogen Tax Credit: Strengths and Risks

EPA Restores the California Advanced Clean Car Program; GHG Emissions From Transportation Will Continue For Some Time

Update: Upcoming Hearings on Motions to Dismiss Climate Change Nuisance Cases in California and New York

Climate-Related Lawsuits Continue to Return to State Courts: Understanding The Latest Ruling from District of Columbia v. Exxon Mobil Corporation

Release: Nearly all COP27 sponsors are either major polluters or enablers of fossil fuel industry

Ask a Scientist: It’s Getting Easier for US Car Owners to Go Electric

Livestock Operations Are Responsible for Over Half of California’s Methane Emissions—Why Won’t CARB Regulate Them?

Protecting the Ocean Means Protecting Communities

Evangelical Environmental Network: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Of U.S. Supreme Court Decision On Regulating Carbon Pollution

These Are the Critical Issues to Track with the New “Tech-Neutral” Clean Electricity Tax Credits

What You Need to Know about Advanced Clean Fleets: Funding, Flexibility, and FAQs

Journey to the U.S. Supreme Court – Regulating Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Emissions

New Columbia Resource Tracks the President’s Climate Action Plan

French company to coordinate carbon capture project in Brazil

Oil Giant's AFCON Sponsorship Denounced as Plot to Set Off Carbon Bombs Across Africa

Court orders 42 Ugandan families evicted to make way for oil project

Climate of fear: TotalEnergies implicated in repression of land and environmental defenders in East Africa

Climate groups call for funding withdrawal of TotalEnergies’ Mozambique project

South Africa gives go-ahead for TotalEnergies to drill offshore

Green groups target TotalEnergies over Tanzania, Uganda projects

July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Why the New Climate Reg for Coal is a Perfectly Normal EPA Rule

How Should We Implement the New Federal Climate Laws?

Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

EPA Proposes New Power Plant Rule That Promises Major Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions in the Coming Years

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