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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Court held that the provision used “extension” in its “temporal sense,” but that the statute did not impose a “continuity requirement” and instead allowed small refineries to apply for hardship extensions “at any time.” Among the inadequacies found by the court was Ecology’s failure to consider climate change in drafting the permits.

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April 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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In Minnesota, the district court granted the State of Minnesota’s motion to remand its case, which asserts state law claims under common law and consumer protection statutes. s consumer protection statute. Federal Court Directed Department of Interior to Search for Drafts of Zinke Order Rescinding Moratorium on Coal Leasing Program.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Ninth Circuit therefore reversed the orders of the federal district court for the District of Oregon denying the government’s motions to dismiss and for summary judgment and judgment on the pleadings. Oregon Court Reinstated Clean Energy Ballot Initiatives. City of Oakland v.