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November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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State court proceedings in Rhode Island’s case were put on hold in August pending the U.S. Supreme Court’s and Rhode Island Supreme Court’s consideration of personal jurisdiction issues in unrelated cases. Rhode Island v. Shell Oil Products Co. , No 19-1818 (1st Cir. The plaintiffs plan to appeal.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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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. In Rhode Island’s case, the First Circuit ordered the parties to file additional briefs addressing the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision.

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