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.

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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. The ruling raised a number of questions, including about the fate of power lines.

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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). Power Plant Owners Challenged New York “Zero Emission Credits” for Nuclear Plants.

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Acoel

JUNE 23, 2021

Like many wind projects, this one was located in an area traversed by migratory birds. It was also located in an area potentially inhabited by the Indiana Bat, an endangered species. Many fossil fuel power plants are located in environmental justice communities that do not have the resources and political clout to oppose them.

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Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

Supreme Court denied fossil fuel companies’ petition for writ of certiorari seeking review of the Ninth Circuit’s decision reversing the district court’s 2018 denial of Oakland’s and San Francisco’s motions to remand their climate change nuisance cases to California state court. DECISIONS & SETTLEMENTS. On June 14, 2021, the U.S.

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