Environmental Law and Policy/Governance

H.R. 403

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Tue, 01/14/2025 - 12:00

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/403

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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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119

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171 Cong. Rec. H149

would enhance predisaster mitigation to prevent future natural disasters.

H.R. 390

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/390

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Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

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171 Cong. Rec. H148

would utilize the Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response to Operations project of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to improve aerial responses to wildfires.

H.R. 383

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/383

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Committee on Ways and Means

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171 Cong. Rec. H148

would amend the Internal Revenue Code to repeal fossil fuel subsidies for oil companies.

S. 91

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/91

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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171 Cong. Rec. S140

would improve federal activities relating to wildfires.

H.R. 164

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Wed, 01/15/2025 - 12:00

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/164

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171 Cong. Rec. H168

which would amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize federal agencies to provide certain essential assistance for hazard mitigation for electric utilities, was passed by the House.

H.R. 5443

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Mon, 01/13/2025 - 12:00

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Public Law

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5443

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Pub. L. No. 118-230

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171 Cong. Rec. D30

which establishes a policy regarding appraisal and valuation services for real property for a transaction over which the Secretary of the Interior has jurisdiction, was signed by President Biden on January 4, 2025.

H.R. 274

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Thu, 01/09/2025 - 12:00

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/274

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Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, and Rules

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171 Cong. Rec. H89

would provide for the sunset of rules upheld based on Chevron deference.

Climate Litigation as Strategic Litigation

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Maria E. Lessa

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Maria E. Lessa holds an LL.B. from the University of São Paulo in Brazil.

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January 2025

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Summary

What is climate litigation? Widely accepted definitions suggest it is any litigation pertaining directly or indirectly to climate change, which encompasses both strategic and routine litigation. Building on this framework, previous empirical assessments have found that climate litigation has not prompted a climate-oriented jurisprudence. However, empirical evidence suggests that strategic litigation—and not routine litigation—has contributed to development of a climate-oriented jurisprudence in jurisdictions across the globe. The different court receptiveness and variations in plaintiff behavior in strategic and routine litigation shed light on a distinctive framing for study: climate litigation as strategic litigation. While some commentators have criticized the disproportionate focus on “the tip of the iceberg,” this emphasis is perhaps better described as a deliberate choice rather than a failure to spot the entire iceberg.