ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Colorado Federal Court Remanded Local Governments’ Climate Case to State Court. District Court Rejected Climate Change Arguments in Challenge to Listing Determination for Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout. The federal district court for the District of Colorado rejected arguments that the U.S. Rhode Island v.

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JUNE 8, 2021

Justice Sotomayor dissented, writing that she believed the Court’s interpretation would allow defendants to “sidestep” the general bar on appellate review by “shoehorning” a civil rights or federal officer removal argument into their case for removal. Lawsuit Challenged Master Development Plan for Oil and Gas Development in Colorado.

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JULY 2, 2021

Supreme Court denied fossil fuel companies’ petition for writ of certiorari seeking review of the Ninth Circuit’s decision reversing the district court’s 2018 denial of Oakland’s and San Francisco’s motions to remand their climate change nuisance cases to California state court.

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APRIL 9, 2021

District Court Said Plaintiffs Could Proceed with Title V Permit Claim Against Coal Mine Operator. Federal Court Dismissed Challenge to Colorado Dam Project Authorizations for Lack of Jurisdiction. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) actions authorizing a dam project in Colorado be brought in a federal court of appeal.

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