ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 6, 2017

Eleven states or state agencies or officials sought to intervene on EPA’s behalf, as did oil and gas trade groups and a number of independent oil and gas producers, who argued that the stay did not constitute reviewable final agency action. Clean Air Council v. Pruitt , No. 17-1145 (D.C. Supreme Court determined was preempted in Hughes v.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 6, 2018

A few days after the California court issued its order, North Dakota and Texas asked the Wyoming federal court to lift a stay that the court had imposed in December 2017. Jacobson’s lawsuit asserted defamation, breach of contract, and promissory estoppel claims.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Minnesota and Washington Courts Said Climate Protesters Could Present Necessity Defense at Trial; Protester Found Guilty of Criminal Mischief and Trespass After North Dakota Court Denied Permission to Present Necessity Defense. The court in the North Dakota case had denied the defendants’ request to present a necessity defense.

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