Weekly Cases Update Volume 43, Issue 9

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Volume 43, Issue 21

Texas v. Environmental Protection Agency
ELR 2017010-1425, 11-1037(D.C. Cir., )

The D.C. Circuit denied states' and industry groups' petitions challenging EPA rules establishing CAA permitting requirements in states that do not have implementation plans for greenhouse gases.

Keywords:
Climate Change (generally), State implementation plans (SIPs)
Poet v. California Air Resources Board
ELR 20163F064045(Cal. Ct. App. 5th Dist., )

A California appellate court held that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) violated the California APA and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) when it adopted its Low Carbon Fuel Standards (LCFS) regulations to reduce the carbon content of transportation fuels sold, supplied, or

Keywords:
Climate Change (generally), Environmental impact reports (EIRs)
Dominion Transmission, Inc. v. Summers
ELR 2016213-1019(D.C. Cir., )

The D.C. Circuit ordered the Maryland Department of Environment to act on a natural gas company's application to construct a natural gas compressor station in the state. The company applied for and received a certificate of public convenience and necessity from FERC.

Keywords:
Energy (generally), Air pollution
National Ass'n of Manufacturers v. Securities and Exchange Commission
ELR 2016713-cv-635(D.D.C., )

A district court upheld an SEC rule imposing certain disclosure requirements for companies that use "conflict minerals" originating in and around the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Keywords:
Human Rights, Africa

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