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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published notice of a proposed settlement agreement to address a petition for writ of mandamus filed by the Ecology Center, the Center for Environmental Health, United Parents Against Lead & Other Environmental Hazards, and the Sierra Club in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ecology Center v. [read post]

Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Blog - http://nanotech.lawbc.com/

EPA Seeks Comment on Proposed Settlement Agreement to Conclude a TSCA Rulemaking Regulating Lead Wheel Weights

21 Mar 2024, 12:25 pm by Lynn L. Bergeson

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published notice of a proposed settlement agreement to address a petition for writ of mandamus filed by the Ecology Center, the Center for Environmental Health, United Parents Against Lead & Other Environmental Hazards, and the Sierra Club in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ecology Center v. [read post]

Pesticide Law and Policy Blog - http://pesticideblog.lawbc.com/

The Little Tucker Act’s Statute of Limitations Does Not Govern Garden-Variety Pre-enforcement Suits Under the APA, by James R. Conde & Michael Buschbacher

26 Sep 2023, 4:56 am by Guest Author

United States, 946 F.2d 710, 713 (9th Cir. 1991). [read post]

Notice & Comment - https://www.yalejreg.com/nc/

Third District Affirms Judgment Denying CEQA Writ Petition Challenging Sacramento County’s Approval of Mather South Community Master Plan, Issues Narrow Holding Rejecting Challenges to County’s GHG Thresholds Methodology In Partially Published Opinion

22 Sep 2023, 8:57 am by Arthur F. Coon

(The unpublished portion of the opinion: (1) upheld the EIR’s qualitative analysis concluding that, with compliance with the State’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard and other air quality mitigation measures, construction-related GHG impacts would not be significant; and (2) concluded the EIR adequately explained, in compliance with the Supreme Court’s decision in Sierra Club v. [read post]

CEQA Developments - http://www.ceqadevelopments.com

Fourth District Belatedly Publishes CEQA Opinion Upholding City of Newport Beach’s Approval of Multifamily-Housing Development Pursuant To Addendum To 2006 EIR For Larger Mixed-Use Development

8 Aug 2023, 8:28 am by Matthew C. Henderson and Arthur F. Coon

The appellant argued that the “reverse substantial evidence” standard as set forth in Sierra Club v. [read post]

CEQA Developments - http://www.ceqadevelopments.com

UCLA Law Clinic Files Amicus Brief Seeking Review of Decision in Berkeley Gas Case

13 Jun 2023, 7:55 am by Daniel Carpenter-Gold

Yesterday, the UCLA Environmental Law Clinic filed a brief in the California Restaurant Association v. [read post]

Legal Planet - https://legal-planet.org/

US Supreme Court ruling against EPA limits wetland protections

25 May 2023, 11:07 am by Caitlin Williams | U. Pittsburgh School of Law, US

According to a statement from Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous, “American people deserve better than having their clean water sold to the highest bidder. [read post]

JURIST - Paper Chase - https://www.jurist.org/news/

Out of Time at the Fifth Circuit: Why (Most of) the Mifepristone Challenge in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine is Time-Barred, by Susan C. Morse & Leah R. Butterfield

24 Mar 2023, 7:48 am by Jacob Wirz

Department of Veterans’ Affairs and United States v. [read post]

Notice & Comment - https://www.yalejreg.com/nc/

[Josh Blackman] How Often Do Justices Refer To "My Law Clerk"?

22 Feb 2023, 7:39 pm by Josh Blackman

United States (2002). [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

Not All Objects Labeled as “100% Recyclable” Must be Recycled, Court Finds

22 Nov 2022, 9:00 am

Nov. 18, 2022), the Honorable James Donato of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted a motion to dismiss claims brought against defendants Coca-Cola, Blue Triton Brands, and Niagara Bottling (collectively the “Defendants”) by plaintiff individuals and Sierra Club (“Plaintiffs”). [read post]

MGKF Litigation Blog - http://www.mgkflitigationblog.com/

West Virginia v Environmental Protection Agency: What Are the Implications for Canada?

8 Nov 2022, 4:00 am by West Coast Environmental Law

From across the border, Canadians have been watching the fallout from recent decisions from the United States Supreme Court. [read post]

Slaw - http://www.slaw.ca/

Public Domain Day 2023 is Coming: Here’s What to Know

8 Nov 2022, 1:15 am by Aaron Moss

A new crop of copyrighted works (including rights in a certain famous British detective) will enter the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2023. [read post]

Copyright Lately - https://copyrightlately.com/

The Case for Creating a Special Tribunal to Prosecute the Crime of Aggression Committed Against Ukraine

28 Sep 2022, 5:56 am by Ambassador David Scheffer

The United Nations has essentially done this before when it negotiated and established of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) and the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC). [read post]

Just Security - https://www.justsecurity.org/

The Case for Creating a Special Tribunal to Prosecute the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine

26 Sep 2022, 6:11 am by Jennifer Trahan

See, e.g., Decision on Immunity from Jurisdiction, Prosecutor v. [read post]

Just Security - https://www.justsecurity.org/

The Case for Creating a Special Tribunal to Prosecute the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine

23 Sep 2022, 6:15 am by Astrid Reisinger Coracini

United States 1986 Judgment, para. 195, a minore ad maius). [read post]

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