ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) failed to adequately consider the climate change impacts of oil and gas leasing in Wyoming in accordance with the court’s March 2019 opinion that identified shortcomings in BLM’s original analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act. Circuit held this new proceeding in abeyance. 17-1016 (D.C.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The court also found that the complaint stated claims under the Clean Water Act related to the terminal’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit. 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.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Circuit Merits Panel to Decide Most Issues Related to Administrative Record Content in Challenges to Light-Vehicle Standards; Briefing to Begin in January. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration , No. Judge Judith W. Rogers would have granted the motions for stay. California v. 19-17480 (9th Cir.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 9, 2021

The plaintiffs’ arguments included that the Biden-Harris administration should be allowed the opportunity to decide whether to engage in settlement negotiations. In Challenge to Oil and Gas Development Project in National Petroleum Reserve, Ninth Circuit Enjoined Construction Activities for Duration of Appeal. Azar , No.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 9, 2021

Circuit ordered that the case be administratively stayed to allow the court an opportunity to consider the petition and emergency motion. Seventh Circuit Declined to Stay Trump Administration Revisions to Showerhead Conservation Standard. Exxon also filed an emergency motion for stay in the D.C. On April 6, the D.C. 20-cv-1815 (D.D.C.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other governmental entities to allow continued enforcement of environmental laws related to ongoing mining operations. Montana Federal Court Allowed Some Coal Mining Activity to Take Place While Federal Agency Completed Required NEPA Review. Seggos , No. 16-1568 (2d Cir. CP18-5 (FERC Oct.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

In a split decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that young people and other plaintiffs asserting a claim against the federal government for infringement of a Fifth Amendment due process right to a “ climate system capable of sustaining human life” did not have Article III standing. Union of Concerned Scientists v. 19-1230 et al.

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