Legal Planet

APRIL 23, 2025

LA Times climate columnist Sammy Roth reread the Laudato Si encyclical , and was struck by his nuanced discussion of extreme weather and sea level rise, and the need to phase out fossil fuels making it almost certainly the most famous climate essay ever written. In that way, we just lost one of the most impactful climate communicators.

Earth Day

Law Columbia

JANUARY 21, 2025

The general thrust of these is to encourage the rapid development of fossil fuel resources and all associated infrastructure, and remove any regulatory obstacles; to reverse federal actions on climate change, energy efficiency, and environmental justice; and to prevent wind farms from being built on federal lands and waters.

Endangered Species Act

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2025

Boom; New Measure Hit Power Industry Already Struggling To Procure Vital Equipment [Posted: April 10, 2025] PA Environment Digest

Regulations

Legal Planet

APRIL 3, 2023

Climate change as reason for threatened or endangered status under Endangered Species Act. Investment and incentives for clean technologies under the Inflation Reduction Act. Rules relating to renewable and fossil fuel development on public lands and offshore. Federal energy policy A.

Law

Law Columbia

JULY 31, 2023

BLM violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by failing to consider how GHG emissions from the project would affect endangered species, despite the fact that there is climate attribution research which can be used to conduct such an assessment. C and approximately equal to the remaining budget for 2.0°C.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 31, 2023

9 Meeting [PaEN] -- DEP Sets Feb. 13 Hearing On Hazardous Sites Cleanup Plan For Newberry Twp. .;

Endangered Species Act

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2023

Shapiro’s Budget Supports Outdoor Recreation Economy, Park And Forest Infrastructure -- The Water Center At University Of Pennsylvania Hosts March 17 In-Person Panel Discussion Of Delaware Basin-Wide Cooperation For Drought Resilience In Philadelphia -- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Now Accepting Entries To 2023 Save The Bay Photo Contest [PaEN] -- York (..)

Natural Gas

Legal Planet

JULY 27, 2024

More is needed to meet our transmission challenge and accelerate the deployment of renewable energy, but not at the cost of increasing oil and gas drilling and coal mining, because we cannot tackle the climate crisis by extracting more of the very fossil fuels that cause climate change.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2024

-- 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 (..)

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2024

‘It Simply Should Not Happen, Period’ [PaEN] -- Stars and Stripes Guest Essay: Pause On Permits For New LNG Gas Export Facilities Right Move For National Security - Rivals Like China Are Using US LNG To Build Influence - By Steve Anderson, US Army Brigadier General - Retired [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: A Rescue Plan For American Energy And (..)

Renewable Energy

Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

However, because these stumbling blocks arose out of water quality issues that are specific to fossil fuel pipelines, they are unlikely to affect electricity transmission. Three pipelines have recently suffered legal blows: the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Keystone XL, and the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Renewable Energy

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

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). The plaintiffs charged that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service , No.

2016

Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

The court agreed with the magistrate’s conclusion that the plaintiffs failed to state a claim for violation of a nondiscretionary duty under the Endangered Species Act and that the court therefore lacked jurisdiction. The government also asserted that the MBTA and Eagle Act claims were barred by controlling precedent.

2017

Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Fossil fuel : Any mineralized formerly organic material extracted from the ground and used in energy production: coal, natural gas, oil. Mineral resource sustainability : Minerals are precious metals, sold and liquid fossil fuels such as oil and coal, are resources that require licensing and protection for proper management.

Government

Law Columbia

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This kind of closed loop, circular reasoning is inappropriate when addressing the impacts of a massive fossil fuel project. The Biden administration’s approval of the project appears to contravene President Biden’s campaign promise to stop oil drilling on federal lands. the direct loss of habitat from project infrastructure).

Fossil Fuels

Law Columbia

AUGUST 6, 2024

The briefs pointed to additional benefits from the project, including its potential to generate regional economic development and employment opportunities, and its potential to benefit public health by reducing reliance on the combustion of fossil fuels.

Endangered Species Act

Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This year marks the 50 th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), a critical law that protects our country’s most imperiled species on land and at sea. or And the fossil fuel industry has more than 3,500 structures used for offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico alone.

Technology

ESA

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The agreement calls for a phase-down of coal but does not call for reductions in fossil fuels. Dozens of nations sought text calling for a phase-out of all fossil fuels, but they were met with stiff resistance from oil-producing countries, including Russia and Saudi Arabia. 30 through Dec. 7, 2022, to Dec.15, 15, 2022. .

2022

Vermont Law

MAY 2, 2023

But at such a critical point in our struggle to mitigate climate change, is more fossil fuel extraction really what we need? The North Slope provides critical habitat to many species , including caribou, waterfowl, and even polar bears. Politics aside, the Biden Administration may have felt forced to approve this project.

Endangered Species Act

Environmental Progress

JULY 29, 2020

Wind developers are allowed to self-report violations of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. Only nuclear can substitute for fossil fuels while maintaining and increasing levels of energy consumption required for universal human prosperity.

2020

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

That includes 5 million deaths linked to breathing in the emissions of fossil fuels. For all of his private ill will, he created the EPA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and signed the Clean Air Act and the Endangered Species Act.

Ozone

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2023

-- LancasterOnline: Fritz Schroeder Named President Of Lancaster Conservancy -- The Center Square: PA’s Outdoor Recreation Boom Persists, Data Shows -- LebTown.com: Lebanon Valley Trail Trail Breaks Ground On Phase 6; City Trail And Park Underway -- Observer-Reporter: ADA-Accessible Trail Coming To Washington Park -- York Daily Record: Closed Since (..)

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2025

Agencies are directed to use, to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law, the ESA regulation on consultations in emergencies, to facilitate the Nations energy supply. Establishing DOGE On January 20, the new federal administration issued an executive order establishing the Department of Government Efficiency.

Endangered Species Act

Acoel

JUNE 23, 2021

It was also located in an area potentially inhabited by the Indiana Bat, an endangered species. This triggered review under the federal Endangered Species Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as well as the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. Not true for many wind projects.

Renewable Energy

Legal Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Does anyone really imagine that this project’s greenhouse gas emissions would not adversely affect the habitat of polar bears, or other ice-dependent listed species? Does anyone really imagine that this project’s greenhouse gas emissions would not adversely affect the habitat of polar bears, or other ice-dependent listed species?

Fossil Fuels

Scientific American

JANUARY 21, 2025

Though largely symbolic, President Trump’s declaration of an “energy emergency” could throw a wrench in renewable energy development and will cut into the Endangered Species Act

Fossil Fuels

Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

New Jersey Federal Court Remanded Hoboken’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies to State Court. As a threshold matter, the court found that it would not be prudent to wait for federal courts of appeal to issue decisions in fossil fuel companies’ appeals of remand orders in other climate change cases.

2021

Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Fourth Circuit Declined to Stay Remand Order in Baltimore’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies; Companies Sought Stay from Supreme Court. Circuit Ruled that EPA Must Consider Endangered Species in Setting Renewable Fuel Standards. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 126.

2019

Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it designated the northern long-eared bat as “threatened” rather than “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act. The Ninth Circuit found, however, that the plaintiffs had not established the redressability requirement for standing.

2020

ESA

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Biden administration proposed repealing Trump administration Endangered Species Act regulations. Canada and other countries pledged to stop public financing of fossil fuel projects abroad by the end of 2023. House passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. Executive Branch. Lawmakers also allocate $9.7

2021

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Scientists have found that climate change made the conditions that drove the devastating fires some 35 percent more likely than they would have been had the fires occurred before humans began burning fossil fuels on a large scale. Current drought conditions U.S. No one benefited not farmers, not fish, not cities.

Politics

Law Columbia

JUNE 6, 2023

The project will also contribute to “ carbon lock-in ” – the process by which expanding oil and gas infrastructure causes continued dependence on fossil fuels. The post Using Attribution Science to Evaluate the Effects of Oil and Gas Emissions on Endangered and Threatened Species appeared first on Climate Law Blog.

Climate Change

Legal Planet

MAY 6, 2025

And, as in so many other ways, the second Trump Administration is ramping up the swings to a whole new level, with aggressive efforts to short-circuit normal administrative law and judicial review processes to effect regulatory change (such as this proposed revision to the regulations implementing the Endangered Species Act ).

Endangered Species Act

ESA

MAY 4, 2023

NOAA NMFS – Proposed Rule To List the Sunflower Sea Star as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act. Not Everyone Is on Board. – The Chronicle of Higher Education Will a new national park mend tribal ties? The Secretary of Agriculture will consider nominations that are postmarked by May 8, 2023.

2023

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.

2022

ESA

DECEMBER 6, 2021

3277 ) to codify a Trump administration regulation that limited states’ ability to block fossil fuel projects under the Clean Water Act. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Ranking Member Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV) and other Republican committee members introduced a bill ( S.

2021

ESA

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Fish and Wildlife Service receives $180 million for developing and carrying out Endangered Species Act recovery plans and a combined $19.4 For the first time, the pact calls for a “phase down” the use of coal and fossil fuel subsidies. The agency designated 563 river miles as critical habitat for the species.

2021