ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Climate Litigation Chart (Update #92): FEATURED CASE. Alaska Oil & Gas Association v.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 2020

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. The federal defendants in the instant case said they had concluded that further analysis under NEPA was appropriate for all but three of the leasing decisions.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 20, 2020

DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. Wyoming Federal Court Vacated 2016 Waste Prevention Rule. The federal district court for the District of Wyoming vacated the bulk of the Waste Prevention Rule promulgated during the Obama administration, holding that the U.S. Conservation Law Foundation v. Shell Oil Products US , No.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 6, 2018

DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Arctic ringed seal as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). 22, 2018); Wyoming v. order setting schedule Mar. 1, 2018; order denying remand and notice re tutorial Feb.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 8, 2021

Justice Sotomayor dissented, writing that she believed the Court’s interpretation would allow defendants to “sidestep” the general bar on appellate review by “shoehorning” a civil rights or federal officer removal argument into their case for removal. The court also declined to sever and transfer the land-based portion of the lawsuit.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 29, 2025

The first Trump administration delayed and then repealed portions of the rule, but these actions were blocked or vacated by federal district courts in California. After the repeal of the 2016 rule was vacated, a federal district court in Wyoming vacated the 2016 rule itself in October 2020.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 7, 2021

DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. Parties Voluntarily Dismissed Appeals of Federal Court Decision Requiring More Climate Change Analysis for Wyoming Oil and Gas Leases. The federal defendants, the States of Wyoming and Utah, and several trade groups appealed the district court’s November 2020 decision.

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