ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 6, 2017

DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. Fourth Circuit Said West Virginia District Court Lacked Jurisdiction to Consider Coal Companies’ Clean Air Act Jobs Study Lawsuit. Ward freely admits he closed an emergency valve on a tar sands pipeline to prevent harm to the climate, as part of a coordinated action in four states.…

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 2020

In its November 17 opinion, the Fourth Circuit found that on remand from the 2018 decision EPA had addressed most of the deficiencies but that supplemental materials from another case called into question EPA assertions about the criteria the Department of Energy and EPA used to support denial. Ergon-West Virginia, Inc.

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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). West Virginia Court Dismissed Defamation Suit Against John Oliver Brought by Coal Executive and His Companies.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JANUARY 13, 2021

Federal Court Ordered FOIA Production of CEQ Records Related to NEPA Rulemaking. UK Supreme Court Overturned an Appellate Court Decision, Allowing the Approval Process for a Third Runway at Heathrow International Airport to Move Forward. Indigenous Environmental Network v. Bureau of Land Management , No. filed Dec.

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