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Annual Review of Chinese Environmental Law Developments: 2021
In China, the year 2021 witnessed the further evolution of environmental protection and development of legislation and rulemaking. This included revision of the Law on the Prevention and Control of Noise Pollution and adoption of the Wetland Protection Law, the Regulations on Administration of Pollutant Discharge Permits, Measures for Administration of Carbon Emissions Trading, judicial interpretations on environmental injunctive orders, and some departmental rules. This Comment summarizes some of the year’s major developments.
Center for Biological Diversity v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service
The Ninth Circuit, 2-1, affirmed a district court ruling that the Forest Service acted arbitrarily and capriciously in approving a mining operations plan for a copper mine in the Santa Rita Mountains. The Service approved the plan based on its conclusion that §612 of the Surface Resources and Multi...