ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

West Virginia Federal Court Ordered EPA to Evaluate Clean Air Act’s Impacts on Coal Industry. The court again rejected EPA’s argument that the obligation was discretionary as well as the argument that the coal companies that brought the action did not have standing. Murray Energy Corp. Exxon Mobil Corp.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Charleston, SC filed suit against fossil fuel companies alleging their responsibility for “devastating” climate change impacts. In Baltimore’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies, Supreme Court Agreed to Consider Scope of Appellate Review of Remand Order. Army Corps of Engineers , No. Source: Khanrak ). and non-U.S.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court order remanding to state court the State of Rhode Island’s lawsuit that seeks relief from oil and gas companies for climate change injuries allegedly caused by the companies’ actions. Tenth Circuit Ordered Coal Company to Stop Preparation for Mining in Colorado Roadless Area.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 6, 2018

First, the court said the cities’ novel theories of liability based on the defendants’ sales of their product did not differentiate their claims from earlier transboundary pollution suits in which the Supreme Court ( American Electric Power Co. ExxonMobil Corp. Army Corps of Engineers , No. North Coast Rivers Alliance v.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Circuit also rejected two arguments by coal companies against the ACE Rule. Judge Walker issued a separate opinion dissenting from the majority’s conclusion that EPA had authority to regulate coal-fired power plants under both Section 111 and Section 112. American Lung Association v. 19-1140 (D.C. Alaska Feb.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 8, 2021

In Baltimore’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies, Supreme Court Held that Appellate Review of Remand Order Extends to All Grounds for Removal. The Court declined to review the companies’ other grounds for removal, finding that the “wiser course” was to allow the Fourth Circuit to address them in the first instance.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 7, 2021

States and Coal Company Sought Review of D.C. The second petition was filed by a coal mining company. The company argued that the D.C. Like the states, the company contended that Supreme Court had already recognized the critical importance of this question when it stayed the Clean Power Plan. FEATURED CASE.

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