ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The federal district court for the District of Columbia granted BLM’s and federal officials’ motion for voluntary remand without vacatur of claims that they failed to comply with NEPA in connection with 27 oil and gas leasing decisions across Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Montana between September 2016 and March 2019.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 7, 2021

Circuit majority opinion’s interpretation was foreclosed by the statute and violated separation of powers. The federal defendants, the States of Wyoming and Utah, and several trade groups appealed the district court’s November 2020 decision. WildEarth Guardians v. Haaland , Nos. 21-5006, 21-5020, 21-5021, 21-5023, 21-5024 (D.C.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 31, 2021

The officers seek $75,000 in damages in their complaint but also ask for unspecified punitive damages. The second “Count Five” is actually just a demand for punitive damages, rather than an actual separate tort. COUNT FOUR (Violation of a Public Safety Statute: D.C. Capitol at 2:12. ?According

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