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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Like the district court, the Ninth Circuit rejected an argument that the regulations were a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because the rules could impact the environment by increasing “deadhead” trips to and from the airport. 1:20-cv-00056 (D.D.C. Union of Concerned Scientists v. 19-1230 (D.C.

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November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The First Circuit—like the Fourth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits in other climate change cases—concluded that the scope of its appellate review was limited to whether the defendants properly removed the case under the federal-officer removal statute. California v. California v. California v. Wheeler , No. 20-1357 (D.C.