ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Maui asserted causes of action for public nuisance, private nuisance, strict liability failure to warn, negligent failure to warn, and trespass. Second Lawsuit Filed to Challenge 211-Mile Mining Access Road in Alaska. Alaska, filed Oct. Department of Energy , No. 1:20-cv-02950 (D.D.C., Alatna Village Council v.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JANUARY 13, 2021

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) approval of an offshore drilling and production facility off the coast of Alaska in the Beaufort Sea, finding that BOEM failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Alaska, filed Dec.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Alaska Federal Court Vacated Federal Approvals of Major Oil Development Project in National Petroleum Reserve. The federal district court for the District of Alaska found deficiencies in federal defendants’ reviews and approvals of ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.’s Alaska Aug. American Petroleum Institute , No. 20, 2021), No.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 2020

They asserted five causes of action: a claim under NEPA and the Administrative Procedure Act; breaches of the 1851 Fort Laramie Treaty, the 1855 Lame Bull Treaty, the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty; and a failure to adhere to the Department of the Interior’s tribal consultation policies. Alaska, filed Nov. 3:20-cv-00290 (D.

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