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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Federal Court Found Flaws in New Climate Change Analysis for Wyoming Oil and Gas Leases. The federal district court for the District of Columbia ruled that the U.S. The court concluded that the Freedom of Information Act’s deliberative process privilege shielded the redactions from disclosure. FEATURED CASE.

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. Wyoming Federal Court Vacated 2016 Waste Prevention Rule. The federal district court for the District of Wyoming vacated the bulk of the Waste Prevention Rule promulgated during the Obama administration, holding that the U.S. Office of the Prime Minister (Nepal Supreme Court).

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January 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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They alleged that BLM was “poised to approve” the helium drilling project despite not having finalized the “curative” NEPA analysis it had undertaken in response to the district court’s March 2019 decision in WildEarth Guardians v. The plaintiffs alleged that BLM recognized, based on WildEarth Guardians v. 3:18-cv-00113 (W.D.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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After the Louisiana federal court issued the nationwide injunction, the federal district court for the District of Wyoming issued a sua sponte order in a separate case challenging the pause on new onshore leasing. On June 30, the Wyoming federal court denied the motions without prejudice, finding that they were “materially moot.”

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April 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Fish and Wildlife Service agreed to prepare a draft recovery plan for the jumping mouse by the end of January 2022, and to finalize the plan by the end of January 2023. Federal Court Directed Department of Interior to Search for Drafts of Zinke Order Rescinding Moratorium on Coal Leasing Program. 24, 2021); Wyoming v.

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