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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

What is Environmental Law? Humanity has been aware of its environment far longer than there have been laws to protect environments. However, the term “environmental law” does not just cover government legislation. These are not “laws” per se but act as such within a regulatory framework. Sponsored Content.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

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. 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.

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An Effective Strategy on Climate Change Requires State Action

Acoel

commitments under the Paris Agreement. the Departments of Interior and Energy). That said, state action on climate matters could contribute significantly to the country’s overall efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet U.S. The post An Effective Strategy on Climate Change Requires State Action appeared first on ACOEL.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

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. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate at gmail dot com.

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Former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Looks to the Courts, Businesses, and Citizens to Protect Our Climate

Law Columbia

Former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy delivered the third David Sive Memorial Lecture on Environmental Law at Columbia Law School on Thursday, September 28. Though the DC Circuit agreed to hold the Clean Power Plan litigation in abeyance, the Court also recognized EPA’s “affirmative statutory obligation to regulate greenhouse gases.”

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

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. South Dakota Federal Court Granted Preliminary Injunction Against Enforcement of Laws Targeting Pipeline Protesters. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts.

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Trump Administration’s Efforts to Roll Back Climate Protections Haven’t Gotten Far and May Not Last, New Report Reveals

Columbia Climate Law

A new report from Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law takes a critical look at what this effort has actually accomplished. from the Paris Agreement, expand and expedite fossil fuel development on federal lands and waters, delay and withdraw energy efficiency standards, and bail out the failing coal industry.