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  1. December 21, 2020

    The Biggest Environmental Law Decisions Of 2020

    The U.S. Supreme Court issued a groundbreaking decision on the Clean Water Act's reach, chemical manufacturer Arkema defeated criminal charges over toxic releases in Texas related to Hurricane Harvey, and the Ninth Circuit delivered a big loss to youth plaintiffs that were seeking to hold the federal government accountable for climate change. Here, Law360 breaks down six of the biggest environmental law decisions of the year.

  2. July 17, 2020

    Trump Admin. Loses Challenge To Calif.'s Cap-And-Trade Deal

    A California federal judge denied the Trump administration's challenge to the state's cap-and-trade program with the Canadian province of Quebec, rejecting allegations that it improperly infringes on the federal government's exclusive power to set foreign policy.

  3. June 23, 2020

    Nix Fed's Remaining Cap-And-Trade Suit Claims, Calif. Says

    The U.S. government's lawsuit alleging that California's cap-and-trade program with the Canadian province of Quebec violates the U.S. Constitution's foreign affairs doctrine has no viable theory of preemption, the California government said, urging a federal court to nix the suit's remaining claims.

  4. April 21, 2020

    Feds Say Calif. Can't Sidestep Trump With Cap-And-Trade Pact

    California's cap-and-trade deal with the Canadian province of Quebec directly contradicts the Trump administration's international policy on greenhouse gas emissions in violation of the U.S. Constitution's foreign affairs doctrine, the U.S. Department of Justice told a California federal judge.

  5. March 12, 2020

    Judge Deals Blow To Feds' Cap-And-Trade Suit Against Calif.

    A California federal judge on Thursday cut in half the Trump administration's suit seeking to dismantle the Golden State's cap-and-trade deal with the Canadian province of Quebec, saying the agreement doesn't violate the U.S. Constitution's treaty and compact clauses.

  6. February 27, 2020

    Nonprofit Can't Exit DOJ's Cap-And-Trade Suit Against Calif.

    State officials and an international nonprofit can't escape the Trump administration's lawsuit seeking to dismantle a cap-and-trade deal between the Golden State and the Canadian province of Quebec, a California federal court has ruled.

  7. February 11, 2020

    Calif. Seeks Early Win In DOJ's Cap-And-Trade Lawsuit

    California asked a federal court Monday to grant it a quick win in the Trump administration's suit challenging the constitutionality of California's cap-and-trade agreement with Québec, with the state arguing that the deal doesn't encroach on federal powers.

  8. January 28, 2020

    Gov't Says Nonprofit Members Tied To Cap-And-Trade Deal

    The Trump administration urged a California federal court Monday to keep a nonprofit in its suit challenging the constitutionality of California's cap-and-trade agreement with Québec, saying that the nonprofit is linked to the deal through its directors who are state officials.

  9. January 07, 2020

    Calif. Says DOJ's Aim Is Off In Cap-And-Trade Lawsuit

    California has asked a federal judge to dismiss state agency leaders and an international nonprofit from the Trump administration's lawsuit seeking to dismantle a cap-and-trade deal between the Golden State and the Canadian province of Québec.

  10. October 23, 2019

    DOJ Sues Calif. Over Cap-And-Trade Deal With Québec

    The Trump administration on Wednesday sued California over its cap-and-trade agreement with Québec, saying the state has no right to pursue "an independent foreign policy" about the control of greenhouse gas emissions.