Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

States, Electricity Providers Allowed to Intervene in Case Concerning Management of Glen Canyon Dam. The plaintiffs asserted claims under the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Air Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, and Corps regulations. s decision not to participate in the Paris Agreement.

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ESA

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The UN website describes the aim of the meeting, “The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.” EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit. 12 in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

The First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a preliminary injunction to block construction of a segment of an electric transmission power corridor in Maine that would be part of a project to carry electricity from Quebec to Massachusetts, including electricity generated by hydropower. May 24, 2021). May 5, 2021).

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 24, 2025

The Low Emissions Electricity Program , for instance, allocates $17 million for education, technical assistance, and partnerships within low-income and disadvantaged communities. The EPA and NHTSA rulemakings are completed, as is Californias Section 209 waiver for Advanced Clean Cars II. Disadvantaged communities is not defined.

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Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

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.” In re Hawaiian Electric Co. , EPA granted the extensions after a “lull” during which the refineries were not subject to exemptions. June 29, 2021).

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Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

The first petition was filed by West Virginia and 18 other states that had intervened to defend the repeal and replacement rule, known as the Affordable Clean Energy rule. The states asserted counts under the Administrative Procedure Act and of ultra vires action. 66,496 (Dec. 15,2 2009).

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 4, 2021

The final rule also adopted an interpretation of Clean Air Act Section 111 that required, as a predicate to establishing NSPS, a determination by EPA that a pollutant causes or contributes significantly to dangerous air pollution. Missouri v. Biden , No. 4:21-cv-00287 (E.D. temperature target.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2016

as a pollutant at all to the Clean Power Plan, which has no chance of clemency before its swift execution at some point in 2017. [14]. that it should “Amend the Clean Air Act to clarify that it never delegated to the EPA the authority to enact climate policies through the Act.”. [18].

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Law Columbia

APRIL 20, 2021

On Inauguration Day, the United States also began the process of rejoining the Paris Agreement. In anticipation of stronger rules, several major automakers have announced they are transitioning to entirely electric fleets. Read more here>>> A Government-Wide Approach.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Exiting the Paris Agreement. Meanwhile, tariffs on Chinese imports are likely to increase costs for new solar installations, utility-scale storage, and electric vehicles. Those communities already have higher pollution levels and higher death rates than average, something Trump seems happy to allow. It gives the U.S.

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