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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate@gmail.com. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 138. FEATURED CASE. Federal Court in Rhode Island Allowed Failure-to-Adapt Claims to Proceed. 1442, or the civil-rights removal statute, 28 U.S.C.

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January 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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1442, or the civil-rights removal statute, 28 U.S.C. The district court rejected eight grounds for removal, but the Fourth Circuit concluded its appellate jurisdiction was limited to determining whether the companies properly removed the case under the federal-officer removal statute. Rhode Island , No. BP p.l.c.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court also noted that states and localities “expressly maintain control over the local distribution of natural gas under related federal statutes” such as the Natural Gas Act. holding that the scope of appellate review of remand orders extended beyond review of removal based on the federal-officer removal statute. Rhode Island v.

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