FEATURE ARTICLE
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CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS
U.S. District Court Orders Sierra Club to Pay over $6 Million in Fees and Costs in Clean Air Act Case191
Pacific Legal Foundation Files Opening Brief in Its Appeal of the Decision Upholding California Air Resources Board’s Cap-and-Trade Auction Provisions192
CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE
Recent Scientific Studies on Climate Change194
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
EPA Battles States over D.C. Circuit Petition to Rehear Challenge to Greenhouse Gas Regulations197
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Final Restoration Plan for Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuges198
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Revises ‘RACT’ Final Rulemaking to Be More Protective of Air Quality200
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties, and Sanctions202
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Federal:
Federal Circuit Finds Industry Groups Lack Standing to Challenge Regulation Permitting U.S. Sales of Gasoline Blends Containing Up to Fifteen Percent Ethanol205
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, et. al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.3d___, Case No. 11-1334 (D.C. Cir. Oct. 21, 2014).
Eleventh Circuit Finds CERCLA’s Discovery Rule Does Not Preempt State’s Statute of Repose, but Disallows Retroactive Application of State’s Amendments to Statute206
Bryant et al. v. U.S., 768 F.3d 1378 (11th Cir. Oct. 2014).
Tenth Circuit Upholds Regional Cap-And-Trade Program to Improve Visibility over the Grand Can-
yon208
WildEarth Guardians v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.3d___, Case No. 12-9596 (10th Cir. Oct. 21, 2014).
State:
California Court of Appeal Finds San Diego County’s Climate Action Plan Is Inadequate210
Sierra Club v. County of San Diego, Unpub., Case No. D064243 (Cal.App. Oct. 29, 2014).
