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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The federal district court for the District of Columbia ruled that the U.S. Federal Court Approved Voluntary Remand of Decisions on Oil and Gas Leases for Additional NEPA Review. EPA Asked District Court to Dismiss Lawsuit Seeking Regulation of Methane from Existing Oil and Gas Sources. FEATURED CASE. New York v.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Thirteen states, the District of Columbia, and the City of Chicago sought leave to intervene on behalf of the petitioners. Ward freely admits he closed an emergency valve on a tar sands pipeline to prevent harm to the climate, as part of a coordinated action in four states.… Department of the Interior Secretarial Order No.

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January 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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On December 22, 2020, the federal district court for the District of Columbia issued an order pursuant to the All Writs Act temporarily enjoining any ground-disturbing work undertaken pursuant to the anticipated approval by the U.S. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore , No. 19-1189 (U.S.). Indigenous Environmental Network v.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The federal district court for the District of Columbia concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider an action challenging President Trump’s Executive Order on “Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs” because the plaintiffs had failed to establish that they had standing to sue.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The defendants—two of whom acknowledged they had attempted to shut down tar sands crude oil pipelines by turning shut-off valves on the pipelines—were charged with criminal damage to property of critical public facilities, utilities, and pipelines; trespass on such facilities; and/or aiding and abetting criminal damage to property and/or trespass.

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