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July 09, 2019
Biggest Energy Decisions So Far In 2019: Midyear Report
Federal and state officials faced skeptical courts over the scope of their authority in the biggest energy-related court decisions in the first half of 2019, from FERC being elbowed out of utility bankruptcy cases and warned to step up its climate change reviews to President Donald Trump's efforts to open up more areas to offshore drilling running aground. Here are some notable energy-related decisions from the first half of 2019.
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February 19, 2019
Pa. Judge Slams Ore. Judge While Tossing Youth Climate Suit
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday tossed a suit from the Clean Air Council and two children challenging government rollbacks of environmental regulations, while ripping an Oregon federal judge who let a similar suit move forward.
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June 21, 2018
Energy Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2018
Climate change hogs the spotlight in some of the most closely watched court cases involving the energy sector, from bids to hold fossil fuel companies liable for climate-related damages to an increasingly tense showdown between the Trump administration and California over the future of regulating greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles. Here are several cases energy attorneys will be watching in the second half of 2018.
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May 14, 2018
Enviros, Kids Defend Suit Over Gov't 'Indifference To Science'
The Clean Air Council and two children accusing the U.S. government of rolling back environmental regulations with “reckless indifference to science” urged a Pennsylvania federal judge Friday not to toss their claims, arguing that the government mischaracterized their suit as violating the separation of powers.
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November 06, 2017
Enviros, Kids Sue Feds Over Climate Regulation Rollbacks
The Trump administration has waged a "war on science," according to a lawsuit filed Monday in Pennsylvania federal court by the Clean Air Council and two children, who say government rollbacks of environmental regulations will harm U.S. citizens by contributing to climate change and dramatic weather events.