ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 23, 2018

There are eight other climate change tort cases pending: six alleging nuisance and a variety of other state common law violations in California courts, one claiming state public nuisance along with other state common law and statutory violations in Colorado, and one claiming state public nuisance and trespass in Washington.

Litigation 52

Litigation Litigating Tort Cause of Action 52

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Tenth Circuit Ordered Coal Company to Stop Preparation for Mining in Colorado Roadless Area. The Ninth Circuit was not persuaded by the plaintiff states’ argument that “precedent requires a broad, fact-intensive inquiry into whether altering an injunction is equitable, even if the legal duty underlying the injunction has disappeared.”

Cause of Action 96

Cause of Action Court Government Litigation 96

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 2, 2021

The District of Utah held that the lease suspensions merely maintained the status quo and therefore were not major federal actions subject to NEPA; the conservation groups therefore lacked standing. Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Living Rivers v. Hoffman , No. 4:19-cv-00057 (D. Utah June 21, 2021). BP p.l.c. , 19-1644 (4th Cir.

Court 46

Court Statute Litigation Litigating 46