ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Noting the vulnerability of the municipality as a coastal community, the Council of State ordered the French government in 2021 to “take all the measures necessary” to bend the curve of GHG emissions to meet climate goals, including a 40% reduction by 2030. Cases brought by cities. Building on corporate accountability cases worldwide.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The Second Circuit agreed with the district court that the plaintiff lacked standing because he failed to allege an injury in fact since he “never explained why he had any legal right to have the document distributed.” EPA’s brief is due December 15. National Environmental Development Association’s Clean Air Project v. Williams , No.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JANUARY 13, 2021

Third, the Secretary did not treat the Paris Agreement as legally irrelevant to his Strategic Environmental Assessment because, again, he took into account domestic obligations under the Climate Change Act of 2008. The Court found that the case was not justiciable because it did not have a sufficient legal component to anchor the analysis.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The court also denied Minnesota’s motion for attorney fees, concluding that “removal advanced critical legal questions that have not yet been resolved by the higher courts.” On the merits, the court found that the Section 401 certification was not affected by legal error and was supported by substantial evidence in the record.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 2, 2021

The District of Utah held that the lease suspensions merely maintained the status quo and therefore were not major federal actions subject to NEPA; the conservation groups therefore lacked standing. Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Living Rivers v. Hoffman , No. 4:19-cv-00057 (D. Utah June 21, 2021). BP p.l.c. , 19-1644 (4th Cir.

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