ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Affordable Clean Energy Rule (ACE Rule) for greenhouse gas emissions from power plants rested on an erroneous interpretation of the Clean Air Act that barred EPA from considering measures beyond those that apply at and to an individual source. American Lung Association v. Finally, the D.C.

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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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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

AUGUST 4, 2021

The Washington Supreme Court ruled that a climate activist should be permitted to present a necessity defense to charges of criminal trespass and unlawful obstruction of a train in connection with a 2016 protest on railroad tracks used by trains carrying coal and oil products. State of Washington ex rel. Haskell v. 98719-0 (Wash.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 2, 2021

Louisiana Federal Court Blocked Biden Administration “Pause” on New Oil and Gas Leases. The federal district court for the Western District of Louisiana issued a nationwide preliminary injunction barring the Biden administration from implementing a “Pause” on new oil and natural gas leases on public lands or in offshore waters.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 9, 2021

Second Circuit Rejected New York City’s State Law Climate Claims Against Oil Companies. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of New York City’s lawsuit seeking climate change damages from oil companies. The Second Circuit’s decision largely followed the reasoning of the district court’s 2018 decision.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Bankruptcy Court Said California City and Counties Could Not Sue Coal Company for Climate Change Impacts. The plaintiffs alleged that Peabody (and a number of other fossil fuel companies) caused greenhouse gas emissions that resulted in sea level rise and damage to their property. Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association, Inc.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Circuit Declined to Speed Up or Slow Down Challenges to Withdrawal of California Waiver and Preemption of State Authority to Regulate Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Renewable Fuels Association v. General Land Office of the State of Texas v. Washington Supreme Court Invalidated Regulation of Indirect Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

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