ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 2020

FEATURED CASE. Federal Court Found Flaws in New Climate Change Analysis for Wyoming Oil and Gas Leases. The Second Circuit agreed with the district court that the plaintiff lacked standing because he failed to allege an injury in fact since he “never explained why he had any legal right to have the document distributed.”

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 20, 2020

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. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) exceeded its authority and acted arbitrarily and capriciously.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JANUARY 13, 2021

Zinke , where the court held that BLM failed to adequately analyze greenhouse gas emissions and climate change impacts of oil and gas leases in Wyoming. Zinke , that it had violated NEPA in connection with “hundreds of oil and gas leases” in Utah, including the lease at issue in this case. Southern Environmental Law Center v.

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