Oregon Natural Desert Ass'n v. Raby
A district court granted a conservation group's motion to preliminarily enjoin BLM from authorizing grazing in approximately 22,000 acres of land located in key research natural areas (RNAs) that were made unavailable to grazing in BLM's 2015 conservation plan for greater sage-grouse in Oregon....
Center for Biological Diversity v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
The Tenth Circuit granted in part and denied in part an environmental group's petition to review EPA approval of Colorado's 2019 SIP revisions. The group argued the revision to the permit requirement for new emission sources prevented regulators from blocking construction when a new source woul...
Climate Action's Antitrust Paradox
An antitrust paradox lies at the heart of private-sector climate commitments. On the right, state attorneys general have warned that they may challenge these collaborations under antitrust laws. On the left, antitrust enforcers in the Biden Administration asserted that these actions will not receive preferential treatment even if they address societal ills that are not being addressed by governments. This Article asks what antitrust law is willing to consider: if prosocial goals are framed in terms of economic harms, should antitrust law view climate action as violating that standard?