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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Ward freely admits he closed an emergency valve on a tar sands pipeline to prevent harm to the climate, as part of a coordinated action in four states.… On June 23, 2017, the court sentenced Ward to two days in custody (which he had already served), 30 days of community service, and six months of community supervision.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The federal district court for the District of Columbia granted BLM’s and federal officials’ motion for voluntary remand without vacatur of claims that they failed to comply with NEPA in connection with 27 oil and gas leasing decisions across Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Montana between September 2016 and March 2019.

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January 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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In December, six amicus briefs were filed in support of Baltimore—by state and local government groups, environmental groups, six senators, law professors who teach and write on civil procedure and the federal courts, 19 states and the District of Columbia, and Boulder County, San Miguel County, and the City of Boulder in Colorado.

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