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State “Climate Superfund” Bills: What You Need to Know

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In the first months of 2024, legislators in four states— Maryland , Massachusetts , New York , and Vermont —have pushed for legislation that would collectively require large fossil fuel producers and refiners to pay for hundreds of billions of dollars of state-level climate adaptation infrastructure.

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Palin v. NYT: New Evidence Suggests the New York Times Ignored Internal Objections to Palin Editorial

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According to the Daily Mail , Palin’s counsel questioned Times’ reporter Elizabeth Williamson , who wrote the first draft of the article. The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Among the inadequacies found by the court was Ecology’s failure to consider climate change in drafting the permits. Anne Arundel County, Maryland filed a motion in federal court in Maryland to remand its case to state court. The MPF brought a tort case against de Rezende for causing the deforestation of 2,488.56

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April 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Fish and Wildlife Service agreed to prepare a draft recovery plan for the jumping mouse by the end of January 2022, and to finalize the plan by the end of January 2023. Federal Court Directed Department of Interior to Search for Drafts of Zinke Order Rescinding Moratorium on Coal Leasing Program. Continental Resources, Inc.

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