CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS
Under Proposed Fourth Carbon Budget, Great Britain Must Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 50 Percent by 202567
California City Adopts Implementation Plans for Climate Change Adaptation Strategies69
Chicago’s Climate Action Plan Takes Shape71
Brookings Institute Releases Report Recommending Framework for Implementation of a National Clean Energy Standard72
CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE
Recent Scientific Studies of Climate Change74
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties, and Sanctions77
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
EPA Upholds Permit for Massachusetts Wind Farm79
EPA and NHTSA Jointly Release New Fuel Economy Labels81
Federal Agencies Come under Criticism for Management of Flood Insurance Program and Flood Control Decisions83
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Nine States File Suit Challenging EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Air Quality ‘Endangerment Finding’85
California Supreme Court Grants Review of City’s Plastic Bag Ban86
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Federal:
Ninth Circuit Affirms that Regional Air Quality Regulations Setting Emissions Standards for Diesel Engines Are Not Preempted by the Clean Air
Act89
Jensen Family Farms, Inc. v. Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District, ___F.3d___, Case No. 09-16790 (9th Cir. May 27, 2011).
State:
California Court of Appeal Temporarily Stays Trial Court Order Enjoining Implementation of State Cap-and-Trade Regulations91
Association of Irritated Residents v. California Air Resources Board, Case No. CPF-09-509562 (San Francisco Sup. Ct. May 20, 2011); order of supersedeas June 9, 2011 (1st Dist. Cal.App.).
First District Reverses Attorney’s Fee Award under California’s Private Attorney General Statute in State ESA Challenge93
Center for Biological Diversity v. California Fish and Game Commission, 195 Cal.App.4th 128 (Cal. App. 1st Dist. 2011).
