Weekly Cases Update Volume 48, Issue 4
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Volume 48, Issue 6
ELR 20028137(U.S.,
)
The U.S. Supreme Court, in an unsigned judgment and decree, ordered Wyoming to pay Montana $20,340 in damages, plus $67,270.87 in costs, for reducing the amount of water available in the Tongue River in violation of the Yellowstone River Compact.
Keywords:
Montana, Wyoming, Irrigation, Water allocation under federal law, Water allocation under state law
ELR 2002416-35380(9th Cir.,
)
The Ninth Circuit held that NOAA did not go beyond its authority when it took climate change into account when considering the ESA status of the Arctic ringed seal. In 2012, NOAA listed the Arctic ringed seal as threatened based on projected sea ice loss.
Keywords:
Climate Change (generally), Threatened species listing, Wildlife (generally)
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