ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 6, 2018

DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Arctic ringed seal as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). 22, 2018); Wyoming v. order setting schedule Mar. 1, 2018; order denying remand and notice re tutorial Feb.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 7, 2021

DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. Parties Voluntarily Dismissed Appeals of Federal Court Decision Requiring More Climate Change Analysis for Wyoming Oil and Gas Leases. The federal defendants, the States of Wyoming and Utah, and several trade groups appealed the district court’s November 2020 decision.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

AUGUST 4, 2021

Ninth Circuit Affirmed Rejection of NEPA Challenges to Immigration Policies. The plaintiffs—identified as environmentalists, environmental groups, natural resource conservation groups, and cattle ranchers—alleged, among other things, that the immigration actions resulted in increased greenhouse gas emissions.

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