ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 20, 2020

If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate@gmail.com. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 138. FEATURED CASE. Federal Court in Rhode Island Allowed Failure-to-Adapt Claims to Proceed. Rhode Island v. The owner asserted that the U.S.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JANUARY 13, 2021

The federal district court for the District of Maine declined to issue a preliminary injunction barring construction of the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC), an electricity transmission project to connect the New England energy grid with non-fossil fuel sources of electric power. Rhode Island , No. Chevron Corp.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

AUGUST 4, 2021

The federal district court for the Northern District of California ruled that a restaurant trade association failed to state a claim that the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) preempted the City of Berkeley’s ordinance prohibiting natural gas infrastructure in new construction. Rhode Island v. 19-1818 (1st Cir.).

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