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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Allco is an owner, operator, and developer of solar energy projects throughout the country, including in Georgia and New York. The Second Circuit said the Connecticut statutes authorizing the solicitations did not compel utilities to enter into contracts with specific bidders. Supreme Court determined was preempted in Hughes v.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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On October 19, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals denied a natural gas pipeline developer’s petition for panel rehearing or rehearing en banc of its ruling that upheld the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (NYSDEC’s) denial of a water quality certificate for the pipeline. National Academy of Sciences , No.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Jacobson’s lawsuit asserted defamation, breach of contract, and promissory estoppel claims. The Climate Disobedience Action Fund reported that the North Dakota court sentenced an activist who disabled the TransCanada Keystone 1 tar sands pipeline in North Dakota to three years in prison, with two years deferred. City of New York v.

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