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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Federal Court Found Flaws in New Climate Change Analysis for Wyoming Oil and Gas Leases. The federal district court for the District of Columbia ruled that the U.S. Second, the court concluded that BLM should have calculated and considered total greenhouse emissions, instead of merely relying on comparisons of yearly emission rates.

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January 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Ninth Circuit Said NEPA Review for Offshore Drilling Project Should Have Considered Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Foreign Oil Consumption. Supreme Court Agreed to Hear Small Refiners’ Appeal in Renewable Fuel Standard Exemption Case. FEATURED CASE. Bernhardt , No. 18-73400 (9th Cir. DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. 20-472 (U.S.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Federal Court Denied Oakland and San Francisco Motions to Return Climate Change Nuisance Cases to State Court; Found Federal Common Law of Nuisance Could Apply, Despite AEP v. The court dispensed with the cities’ three primary arguments for remanding the cases. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 107.

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