ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The court concluded that the Freedom of Information Act’s deliberative process privilege shielded the redactions from disclosure. The court rejected DLNR’s argument that a 2017 Hawaii Supreme Court decision requiring environmental review for aquarium fishing only applied to fishing with fine-meshed nets.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JANUARY 13, 2021

Federal Court Rejected Claims that Climate Change-Related Developments Necessitated Supplemental NEPA Review for Forest Plan and Projects. The federal district court for the District of Montana dismissed a lawsuit that sought to compel the U.S. Southern Environmental Law Center v. Center for Environmental Quality , No.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 2, 2021

Supreme Court Denied Montana and Wyoming’s Challenge to Washington Actions that Barred Coal Exports. Supreme Court Upheld Renewable Fuel Exemptions for Small Refineries. In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Hawai‘i Supreme Court Upheld Denial of Request to Re-Open Order Approving Wind Power Purchase Agreement.

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