Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

In addition, the court rejected the contention that the Clean Air Act or foreign affairs doctrine completely preempted the plaintiffs’ claims and also indicated that federal common law would not provide a basis for complete preemption. Circuit Ruled that EPA Must Consider Endangered Species in Setting Renewable Fuel Standards.

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Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

EPA of a 2015 rule barring replacement of ozone-depleting substances with hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are powerful greenhouse gases. Montana Federal Court Vacated Nationwide Permit Due to Corps of Engineers Failure to Initiate Consultation Under Endangered Species Act. In Mexichem , the D.C. 17-cv-02824 (N.D.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Arctic ringed seal as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The decision also addressed a number of non-climate change claims under NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, CEQA, and other state law.

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Cresforum

OCTOBER 6, 2020

KEEP ALL OPTIONS ON THE TABLE TO REDUCE EMISSIONS Government should not pick winners and losers, but instead support all possible technological options available to avoid, reduce, capture and sequester greenhouse gases. The all of the above approach to clean energy is the principal reason the U.S.

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Cresforum

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Government should not pick winners and losers, but instead support all possible technological options available to avoid, reduce, capture and sequester greenhouse gases. The all of the above approach to clean energy is the principal reason the U.S. KEEP ALL OPTIONS ON THE TABLE TO REDUCE EMISSIONS.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Circuit found that FERC failed to address the significance of a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulation that the petitioners argued required use of the social cost of carbon or another methodology to assess the impacts of the projects’ greenhouse gas emissions. The court also held that these claims were not ripe.

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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. s challenge to the constitutionality of the linkage between California’s greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade program and Quebec trading program. United States v.

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ESA

AUGUST 30, 2021

Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) told colleagues in a letter that passing both infrastructure bills would put the country on track to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030. Additionally, USFWS is proposing listing Texas fawnsfoot ( Truncilla macrodon ) as a threatened species.

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Legal Planet

MAY 16, 2024

This is the case that put teeth into the Endangered Species Act. Resisting the pleas that saving a minor species of fish was not worth halting a dam project, the Court held that the statute meant what it said: protecting endangered species is a paramount value. Hill, 437 U.S. NRDC, 467 U.S. Massachusetts v.

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ESA

JANUARY 18, 2022

Judge orders USFWS to reconsider 2019 decision to not list the Yellowstone bison under the Endangered Species Act. Pennsylvania governor vetoes measure stopping the state from joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. EPA – Clean Air Act Advisory Committee Meeting (Feb. International.

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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.” ruled in 2019 that BLM had failed to adequately assess the potential impacts of greenhouse gas emissions for certain oil and gas leases in Wyoming.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) did not sufficiently explain why it reversed a previous determination that the Pacific walrus qualified for listing as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Sierra Club v. Conservation Congress v. Landry , No. 6:20-cv-00983 (W.D. May 5, 2021).

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Circuit Declined to Speed Up or Slow Down Challenges to Withdrawal of California Waiver and Preemption of State Authority to Regulate Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Washington Supreme Court Invalidated Regulation of Indirect Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Northern Plains Resource Council v. Trump , No. 4:19-cv-00028 (D. C076888 (Cal.

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ESA

JANUARY 10, 2022

Ted Lieu (D-CA) introduced the Climate Solutions Act ( H.R. to reduce greenhouse gases emissions to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. 20-21 to discuss measuring and monitoring greenhouse gases and accelerating innovation in energy technologies. EPA – Clean Air Act Advisory Committee Meeting (Feb.

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ESA

JULY 18, 2022

Court strikes down Trump administration Endangered Species Act regulations. IPBES releases reports about valuing nature and the use of wild species. Endangered Species Act: A federal court struck down Endangered Species Act regulations finalized during the Trump administration.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 4, 2021

The plaintiffs—identified as environmentalists, environmental groups, natural resource conservation groups, and cattle ranchers—alleged, among other things, that the immigration actions resulted in increased greenhouse gas emissions. Oatly Group AB , No. 1:21-cv-06485 (S.D.N.Y., filed July 30, 2021); Jochims v. Oatly Group AB , No.

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ESA

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Ahead of COP, ESA issued a statement calling on world leaders attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow to pledge immediate action to reduce carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and other greenhouse gas emissions that limits rising temperatures to 1.5? EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Biden administration proposed repealing Trump administration Endangered Species Act regulations. Fish and Wildlife Service receives $180 million for developing and carrying out Endangered Species Act recovery plan and a combined $19.4 House passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. Executive Branch.

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ESA

AUGUST 1, 2022

This includes a $35 million increase for the Ecological Services for Endangered Species Act activities. This action is similar to actions proposed in the Save Our Sequoia Act ( H.R. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Act. In the Interior Department, the U.S. Scott Peters (D-CA).

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ESA

JANUARY 31, 2022

White House: President Biden met with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology after a meeting of the council, which focused on efforts to improve monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate innovation in energy technology. EPA – Clean Air Act Advisory Committee Meeting (Feb.

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ESA

DECEMBER 5, 2022

USFWS: Citing the impacts of white-nose syndrome on the species, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) finalized a rule listing the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) as an endangered species. Previously, the species was listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

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ESA

APRIL 18, 2023

Pete Stauber (R-MN) introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution nullifying a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) rule listing the Northern Long-eared Bat as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. Previously, the bat species was listed as a threatened species.

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ESA

APRIL 27, 2023

Pete Stauber (R-MN) introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution nullifying a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) rule listing the Northern Long-eared Bat as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. Previously, the bat species was listed as a threatened species.

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ESA

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The purpose of the virtual meetings is to convene the full ISAC to orient new members to NISC and their role in ISAC, receive updates from National Invasive Species Council (NISC) member agencies regarding ongoing priority activities and start deliberations on select issues warranting ISAC advice to NISC. emissions increased 5.5%

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

One example is the Trump administration’s early decision to eliminate California’s ability to set motor vehicle emission standards more stringent than those USEPA adopts for most of the nation–as explicitly contemplated by Congress under section 209 of the federal Clean Air Act. California won that case too.)

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ESA

APRIL 19, 2021

Among other things, the task force will review how to apply the social cost of greenhouse gas to environmental reviews of projects on Interior-managed land, according to the order. EPA – Clean Air Act Advisory Committee: Request for Nominations. The 30-day public comment period ends Apr. Applications are due by Apr.

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ESA

MAY 17, 2021

Sean Casten (D-IL) ‘s Climate Risk Disclosure Act ( H.R. This bill requires publicly listed companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and how climate change will impact their businesses to the Securities and Exchange Commission. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit. Justice Dept.

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ESA

APRIL 3, 2023

Martin Heinrich (D-NM) reintroduced the Agriculture Research Act ( H.R. This bill sets a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions for U.S. Council on Environmental Quality – National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Sen.

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MAY 6, 2021

will halve its greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 levels. Washington Legislature approves caps on carbon pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, giving big win to Inslee, environmentalists – The Seattle Times. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit. He signed it into law. Indianapolis Star.

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