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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. Climate change as reason for threatened or endangered status under Endangered Species Act. Federal energy policy A. Investment and incentives for clean technologies under the Inflation Reduction Act.

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88 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

-- PA Resources Council Hosts Backyard Composting Workshop March 23 In Delaware County [PaEN] -- Group Against Smog & Pollution: PA Regulators Struggle To Implement Federal Clean Air Act Requirements For Regional Power Plants -- Scranton Times: Tunkhannock Area Schools Going All Out For Solar Energy Generation; Will Have Largest Solar Facility (..)

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Circuit also rejected EPA’s argument that the court did not have authority to review stays issued under Section 307(d)(7)(D) of the Clean Air Act. Fourth Circuit Said West Virginia District Court Lacked Jurisdiction to Consider Coal Companies’ Clean Air Act Jobs Study Lawsuit. State Air Resources Board , No.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

This is defined as the ability or desire to sustain a resource at a certain level and based on three scientific principles: increased dependence on renewable energy, biodiversity, and chemical cycling. The Clean Air Act is an excellent example of this following the publication of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring.

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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). Murray Energy Corp. McCarthy , No. 5:14 -cv-39 (N.D.

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Why the Inflation Reduction Act Can’t Be Repealed

Legal Planet

That’s a major departure from the environmental legislation of the 1970s—NEPA, the Clean Air Act, the Endangered Species Act, to name a few. For better or worse, it’s an incentives-based law that moves away from the reliance on traditional regulation and enforcement.

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The court held that the City’s claims were not completely preempted by the Clean Air Act and also was not persuaded by the companies’ argument that the claims necessarily arose under federal common law. On the merits of removal, the court first found that none of the exceptions to the well-pleaded complaint rule applied.

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