CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS
International Maritime Organization Issues Decision to Significantly Reduce Sulfur Emissions From International Ships in 2020179
Washington State Adopts Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards with ‘Clean Air Rule’181
California Releases Action Plan with a Goal of 1.5 Million Zero-Emission Vehicles183
Newhall Ranch Announces It Will Be a ‘Net Zero’ Community185
CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE
Recent Scientific Studies on Climate Change188
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
California Dairy Farms Face Uncertainty after Governor Brown Signs Senate Bill 1383 Into Law190
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
California Department of Water Resources Releases Draft Best Management Practices for Groundwater Management192
California Department of Water Resources to Lay Groundwork for Implementing First-Ever Permanent, Budget-Based Water Use Conservation Targets194
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties, and Sanctions197
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Court of Appeals:
Ninth Circuit Upholds Use of Climate Change Predictive Models as a Basis for Listing Species for Protection under the Endangered Species Act200
Alaska Oil and Gas Association v. Prizker, ___F.3d___, Case Nos. 14-35806, 14-35811 (9th Cir. Oct. 24, 2016).
District Court:
District Court Finds that EPA Has Non-Discretionary Duty to Evaluate How Clean Air Act Regulation Affects the U.S. Coal Industry202
Murray Energy Corporation, et al. v. McCarthy, ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 5:14-cv-39 (N.D. W.Va. Oct. 17, 2016).
District Court Finds Railroad Coal Discharge Directly into U.S. Waters Was a ‘Point Source’ under the Clean Water Act204
Sierra Club, et al. v. BNSF Railway Company, ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. C13-967-JCC (W.D. Wa. Oct. 25, 2016).
