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November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Ninth Circuit was not persuaded by the plaintiff states’ argument that “precedent requires a broad, fact-intensive inquiry into whether altering an injunction is equitable, even if the legal duty underlying the injunction has disappeared.” Bernhardt , No. 4:18-cv-05712 (N.D. County of Maui v. Sunoco LP , No. 2CCV-20-0000283 (Haw.

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February 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Montana Federal Court Found Failure to Take a Hard Look at Costs of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Review of Coal Mine Expansion. The federal district court for the District of Montana found flaws in an updated environmental assessment for a mining plan modification that extended the life of the Spring Creek Mine, a surface coal mine in Montana.