ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 8, 2021

Supreme Court held that the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals erred when it concluded that its review of the remand order in Baltimore’s climate change case against fossil fuel companies was limited to determining whether the defendants properly removed the case under the federal officer removal statute. Sierra Club v. 20-2195 (1st Cir.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 6, 2018

On February 28, Montana and Wyoming filed a motion seeking to lift the stay and also seeking immediate suspension of the Waste Prevention Rule’s implementation deadlines. The action involved closing valves on pipelines in Washington, Montana, Minnesota, and North Dakota. Foster , 34-2016-CR-00187 (N.D. NEW CASES, MOTIONS, AND NOTICES.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

AUGUST 4, 2021

On July 21, the plaintiffs filed their opposition in district court in Montana to the developers’ motion to dismiss the action as moot. The court also noted that states and localities “expressly maintain control over the local distribution of natural gas under related federal statutes” such as the Natural Gas Act.

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