Climate change related cases are on the rise nationwide, just like sea water levels. In fact, according to a United Nations study released in May 2017, the U.S. has three times more climate change litigation cases than the...more
9/20/2017
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Over the last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit stayed two high-profile litigations concerning the regulation of carbon dioxide emissions from new and existing coal-fired power plants. By...more
In a potential blow to EPA and President Barack Obama’s legacy on climate change (that was softened with Supreme Court Justice’s passing on February 13, 2015) the U.S. Supreme Court --in an unprecedented and extraordinary...more