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D.C. Circuit Denies Petitions to Review FERC Orders Requiring Generator to Upgrade Circuit Breaker in Order for Another Power Source to Connect to Grid
The D.C. Circuit, 2-1, denied petitions to review FERC's orders requiring a generator to upgrade its circuit breaker in order for another power source to safely connect to the regional transmission grid and requiring the new source to compensate the generator for direct costs of the upgrade.
District Court Denies Motion to Alter Judgment in Lawsuit Challenging NRCS' 2020 Final Rule Concerning Pre-1996 Wetland Certifications
A district court denied USDA's motion to alter judgment in a lawsuit challenging the Natural Resources Conservation Service's (NRCS') 2020 final rule concerning pre-1996 wetland certifications.
In This Month's Issue . . .
The October 2024 issue of ELR-The Environmental Law Reporter includes articles on regulating shipping of carbon dioxide for sequestration and what it means to be "living the good life" in the Anthropocene. Also included is a piece on intellectual property, genetic resources, and associated traditional knowledge. A lightly edited transcript to a recent ELI webinar on federal authorities to address plastic pollution is included as well. Enjoy!
Coastal Migration With Dignity: Safeguards for Vulnerable Communities
Using the “migration with dignity” framework, this Comment offers recommendations to diminish the vulnerability of coastal communities in two climate migration case studies in the United States.
Air
A district court denied industry groups' motion for summary judgment in a challenge to…
A district court granted five states' motion to preliminarily enjoin BLM from implementing its…
Climate Change
A number of facilities intended for permanent sequestration of carbon dioxide are being developed…
The Stockholm Resilience Centre has concluded that the number of “planetary boundaries” we are…
Energy
The D.C. Circuit, 2-1, denied petitions to review FERC's orders requiring a generator to…
On January 26, 2024, the Biden Administration announced a pause on pending decisions on permits to…
Governance
Plastic pollution is emerging as a defining crisis of our time. The United States has set a…
The relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Trade-Related Aspects of…
Land Use
The relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Trade-Related Aspects of…
A district court denied an environmental and public health group's motion for a preliminary…
Natural Resources
A district court granted in part and denied in part Alaska Native tribes' request for…
A district court denied summary judgment for an environmental group in a challenge to the Forest…
Toxic Substances
A district court held that fluoridation of water at 0.7 milligrams per liter (mg/L), the level…
Plastic pollution is emerging as a defining crisis of our time. The United States has set a…
Waste
Plastic pollution is emerging as a defining crisis of our time. The United States has set a…
The D.C. Circuit denied environmental groups' petitions to review NRC's denial of their…
Water
A district court denied USDA's motion to alter judgment in a lawsuit challenging the Natural…
A district court granted in part and denied in part summary judgment for environmental groups in a…
Wildlife
A district court granted the state of Alaska's request to set aside and enjoin NMFS'…
A district court denied the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's (FDEP's)…