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German Energy Company Succeeds in Landmark Climate Change Litigation Case

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On May 28, 2025, the Higher Regional Court in Hamm, Germany, sided with the defendant energy company in a landmark climate change litigation case brought by a Peruvian farmer. The farmer wanted the energy company to pay (in...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

What Companies and Investors Need to Know about California Assembly Bill 1305, The Voluntary Market Disclosures Business...

On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1305 into law, also known as the “Voluntary Market Disclosures Business Regulation Act,” or AB 1305. This law marks the first of its kind in the...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents Energy Industry Insights: V 8, Issue 1, January 2024

Solar is Coming, Solar is Here: The Growth of Solar in Coal Country - We reviewed a variety of news stories discussing new solar projects in states – Kentucky, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania – that have traditionally...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

European Citizens Sue States for Breach of Human Rights Resulting from Failure to Take Stronger Climate Action

On September 27, 2023, six “Portuguese young people” were heard by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in a lawsuit against 32 European governments, including all EU member states, alleging that their failure to act...more

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Progressive New Jersey, Take Two

Classical advice for the neophyte novelist is to “write what you know.” Well, the same ought to hold true for blogs. And rather than “staying in Vegas,” what happens in New Jersey ought to serve as a model of what other...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Curbs Executive Power and Reach of EPA

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What Happened: West Virginia v. EPA - In West Virginia v. EPA, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Jones Day client, the North American Coal Corporation, and determined that the EPA did not have clear authorization from...more

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Supreme Court Curbs EPA’s Approach to Regulating GHG Emissions from Existing Power Plants

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On June 30, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in West Virginia v. EPA, a case challenging the scope of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA’s”) authority to regulate...more

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Supreme Court Rejects EPA's Power on Climate Change Regulations

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The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions based on shifting from existing generation sources under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA)....more

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U.S. Supreme Court Limits EPA’s Authority to Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions

In a 6-3 opinion, the high court struck a major blow to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA), ruling the EPA cannot provide states with the right to issue regulations reducing the amount of carbon...more

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Supreme Court Says EPA Went Too Far on Regulating Climate Change

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On June 29, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that an arcane portion of the Clean Air Act (“CAA”), infrequently used by the EPA, could not serve as appropriate delegation of legislative authority to regulate greenhouse gas....more

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What Does the Glasgow Climate Pact Mean for Canada?

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Following two weeks of negotiations between delegates from 197 countries, on Friday, November 13, 2021, COP26 concluded in Glasgow, Scotland, culminating in the release of the final COP26 decision, now known as the Glasgow...more

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PFAS Linked to Climate Change According to Environmental NGO

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In the latest attack on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a recent report issued by the environmental group, Toxic-Free Future (TFF), seeks to link PFAS utilized in the manufacture of food packaging to the release...more

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Australian Court Rules Environmental Regulator is Duty Bound to Develop Climate Change Policies

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The Facts  In April 2020, a climate action group called Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action Incorporated ("BSCA") filed civil enforcement proceedings against the EPA in the NSW Land and Environment Court....more

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Are There Other Ways to Look at the IPCC 6th Assessment?

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I prepared this post before Ida. It might now be perceived as cynical, or unsympathetic to the plight of those affected in South Louisiana and the Northeast. Is the intensity of hurricanes exacerbated by global warming? Some...more

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IPCC Report Underscores Need for Nuclear for Rapid Decarbonization

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The bad news. Right now, gigantic wildfires are burning across Siberia and the Artic Circle that are larger than all the other record-setting fires raging around the world this summer combined. The massive blazes in Russia...more

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Circuit Courts Give Climate Change Litigation New Life In State Court

For years, climate change litigation in the United States has been reduced to a series of lengthy jurisdictional battles concerning whether such litigation belongs in state or federal court. More often than not, local...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Artificial Intelligence and Satellite Technology to Enhance Carbon Tracking Measures

New carbon emission tracking technology will quantify emissions of greenhouse gas, holding the energy industry accountable for its CO2 output. Backed by Google, this cutting-edge initiative will be known as Climate TRACE...more

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State Cap and Trade: U.S. Department of Justice Civil Complaint Against California Challenging Quebec Agreement

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed a Complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California against the State of California, certain of its Officers, the California Air...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - July 2019

Toby Rice Wins Control of EQT After Proxy Battle - "'Toby Rice has taken control of EQT Corp., nine months after launching a fast-moving campaign to replace the oil and gas company's leadership and less than two years...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - April 2019

Trump to Sign Order Seeking to Clear Gas Pipeline Hurdles - "The administration, which is pushing a policy it calls energy dominance, has been considering an order that would push back against states, including New York,...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - June 2018 #3

Judge Boots the Global Warming Cases of San Francisco and Oakland Against Oil Companies - "In a 16-page order, U.S. District Judge William Alsup granted the motions to dismiss from the five targeted companies - Chevron,...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - May 2018 #5

In an Internal Memo, the White House Considered Whether to Simply 'Ignore' Federal Climate Research - "The document, drafted September 18 by Michael Catanzaro, President Trump's special assistant for domestic energy and...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - June 2017

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Environmental and Policy Focus - Defying Trump, California forms climate alliance with two states - San Francisco Chronicle - Jun 1 - Moving quickly to fill a climate leadership vacuum opened by President Trump,...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - January 2017 #4

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Environmental and Policy Focus - As Trump enters White House, California renews climate change fight - Reuters - Jan 20 - California released new measures to fight climate change within minutes of Donald...more

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Climate Change and Creative Problem Solving

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A story in the New York Times recently portrays the ice cap in Greenland as rapidly disappearing. (NYT). Indeed, the pictures are dramatic. The story is based on experiences and observations from scientists working in the...more

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