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Atlantic Coast Pipeline Moving Forward Despite Litigation
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The energy company building a 600 mile natural gas pipeline stretching from West Virginia to North Carolina said a federal appeals court panel’s decision to invalidate a key environmental permit will not halt construction. -
Washington State’s Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Ends
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The state of Washington’s sales tax exemption program providing incentives for people to purchase alternative fuel vehicles—primarily electric vehicle (EV) and plug-in hybrid vehicle purchasers—ended in May. -
New York’s Top Court Say’s Chimpanzees Aren’t Human and Don’t Have Human Rights
Opinion -environment-climate-news -New York state’s Court of Appeals, determined chimpanzees are not legal persons, and as such don’t have the rights of legal persons. -
Japanese Mud Home To Game-Changing Rare Earth Deposits
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A tiny Japanese island contains staggering amounts of rare earth elements, minerals which are used in high-tech devices like smart phones, superconductors, and missile guidance systems. -
Nashville, Tennessee Voters Reject Light-Rail Proposal
Opinion -environment-climate-news, budget-tax-news -Nashville, Tennessee voters rejected a ballot proposal that would have increased several taxes to pay for a new, 26-mile-long, light-rail public transit system and electric-powered buses for the Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority. -
Wyoming To Allow Limited Grizzly Bear Hunt
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Wyoming announced it would hold the first grizzly bear hunt in the lower 48 states in more than 40 years in and around Yellowstone National Park. -
Arkansas Judge Rules Six Farmers Can Spray Popular Pesticide on Their Crops
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Pulaski County Judge Tim Fox ruled six Arkansas farmers may spray a weed killer manufactured by Monsanto Co and BASF on their crops despite a ban on the pesticide imposed by the Arkansas Plant Board in 2017. -
Trump Administration Sues California Over Land Sale Law
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The United States Department of Justice is suing the state of California to overturn a state law granting it the power to veto the sale of federal lands within the state to private individuals. -
FWS Must Do More to Protect Mexican Gray Wolves, Court Says
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A Federal judge in Arizona has ruled wildlife managers from the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed do enough to protect a subspecies of wolf native to the American Southwest. -
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees To Hear PA Property Rights Case
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case concerning the forced provision of public access to private property in rural eastern Pennsylvania that could have a profound impact on property rights across the nation. -
Oakland Fined For Polluting San Francisco Bay
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined the city of Oakland for polluting San Francisco Bay. -
MN Appeals Court Allows ‘Necessity Defense’ In Trespass Trial
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled climate change activists can claim their actions to trespass and vandalize an oil pipeline were justified to fight climate change. -
Federal Court Approves BLM Oil and Gas Permits Near New Mexico National Park
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Federal Judge James Browning tossed a lawsuit filed to overturn permits issued by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for oil and gas wells near the Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico. -
Federal Judge Upholds Community Aesthetics Over Health Concerns, Property Rights
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A federal district court upheld a local ordinance requiring a Missouri couple to plant grass at their home for aesthetic reasons, despite the fact one of the homeowners is allergic to grass and it harms her health. -
Hunters Represented on International Wildlife Conservation Council
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Representatives from a number of pro-hunting conservation organizations are included in the membership of the International Wildlife Conservation Council , established by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke in November 2017. -
Federal Court Tosses Trump Administration’s Rewrite of Fuel Economy Penalties
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A federal appeals court in New York blocked a Department of Transportation decision to delay increased penalties for automobile manufacturers who fail to meet federal fuel economy standards. -
AZ Clean Energy Constitutional Amendment Would Shut Down Nuclear Power in State
Opinion -environment-climate-news -California billionaire Tom Steyer is pushing a ballot measure in Arizona that would result in the premature closure of a nuclear plant that provides the largest share of the state’s electricity. -
Republican AGs Request Federal Court Dismiss California Climate Lawsuit
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Republican attorneys general from 15 states filed have asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to dismiss Oakland and San Francisco’s climate liability lawsuits against five oil companies. -
Federal Judge: Endangered Species Policies Responsible for Flooding, Farmers Owed Compensation
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A federal court has ruled policies enacted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to protect endangered species caused flooding of farms along the Missouri river and thus the government owes property owners compensation. -
U.S. Crude Oil Production Smashes Records
Opinion -environment-climate-news -U.S. crude oil production, topped 10.057 million barrels per day (bpd) in November 2017, shattering a 47-years old record. -
Senate Bill To Ban HFCs Pending
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill to let the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) phase out certain greenhouse gases. -
Mississippi Taxpayers on the Hook for Millions in Electric Car Company Bankruptcy
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A politically connected Mississippi based electric car company filed for bankruptcy in the face of lawsuits from the State of Mississippi among others. -
States Consider Carbon Dioxide Taxes
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Several state legislatures, including those of Connecticut, Hawaii, and Utah, are considering establishing a tax on carbon dioxide on emissions from fossil fuel use. -
Navy Sinks Obama-Era Green Destroyer Program
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Citing high costs and ineffectiveness, the U.S. Navy is cancelling a plan developed under former President Barack Obama to install hybrid electric drives in 34 destroyers.
