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.
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.
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!
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.