FEATURE ARTICLE
Will Anything Alter the Trump Administration’s Entrenched Position on Climate Change? by Kathryn M. Casey, Esq. and Eddy Beltran, Esq., Jackson Tidus, Irvine, California191
CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE
Recent Scientific Studies on Climate Change196
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties, and Sanctions199
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
California and the Auto Industry Respond to the U.S. EPA’s Proposed ‘Safe Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicle Emissions Rule’202
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Environmental Groups File Federal Suit Challenging BLM’s Rollbacks on Waste Prevention Regulations Related to Oil and Gas Production on Federal Lands204
New York State Sues Exxon for Fraud Based on Alleged Misrepresentation of Climate Change-Related Risks2057
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations Files Climate Change Lawsuit Addressing Ocean Temperatures208
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Federal:
Third Circuit Recognizes CERCLA’s Jurisdictional Bar to Medical Monitoring Claims Related to Polluted Water Wells209
Giovanni v. U.S. Dept. of the Navy, 906 F.3d 94 (3rd Cir. 2018).
D.C. Circuit Denies Petitions for Review of the EPA’s ‘Unclassifiable’ Designations under National Ambient Air Quality Standards211
Masias v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 906 F.3d 1069, 1080 (D.C. Cir. 2018).
District Court Stays Kids Climate Change Trial Pending Ninth Circuit Review213
Juliana v. United States of America, Case No. 6:15-cv-01517 (D. Or.).
