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envs policy
us environmental court cases + intergovernmental policy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Friends of the Earth v. Laidlaw 2000 | Laidlaw discharged various pollutants into the N Tyger River; these discharges, particularly of mercury, an extremely toxic pollutant, repeatedly exceeded the limits set by the permit. FOE sues. Point is moot since they came into compliance during case. |
| Massachusetts v EPA 2007 | 12 states want the EPA to regulate CO2 from cars under the Clean Air Act. EPA said it did not have authority. Ruling: Clean Air Act does allow for this. |
| Rapanos v United States 2006 | Challenged federal jurisdiction to regulate wetlands under CWA. Rapanos was polluting into wetlands which emptied into navigable waterways (CWA jurisdiction). Ruling: connected wetlands are under CWA jurisdiction |
| IPCC | intergovernmental panel on climate change - est 1988 by UN |
| Montreal Protocol | passed in 1987 to reduce CFC emissions and protect the ozone layer |
| West Virginia v EPA 2022 | Does the EPA have authority to regulate GHG emissions in any industry? Ruling: EPA does not, it must seek congressional approval for areas outside of "its expertise" |
| Paris Climate Accords | 2015 - international plan to address climate change, 196 countries signed |
| Holden v Montana 2023 | Teens sue over Montana Environmental Policy Act, which bans agencies from considering GHG and climate change impacts in environmental reviews, despite Montana constitution calling for "clean environment." Ruling: climate change is real, allows for reviews |
| United Nations Sustainable Development Goals | Adopted in 2015 - include clean water, sanitation, affordable and clean energy, sustainable communities, responsible consumption and production, climate action, protections for ocean, protections for land |
| Juliana v United states 2015 | In an action alleging climate-change related injuries caused by the federal government continuing to "permit, authorize, and subsidize" fossil fuel, plaintiffs lacked Article 3 standing because their injuries were not redressable by an Article 3 court. |
| RGGI | regional greenhouse gas initiative - first mandatory market-based program to reduce GHG emissions - east coast states |
| Sackett vs EPA 2023 | Clean Water Act only protects “wetlands with a continuous surface connection to bodies that are ‘waters of the United States.’” |
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