FEATURE ARTICLE
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CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS
California Experiences Its Driest February on Record—How Much Will March Rain Help?297
Insurance Companies Shift Climate Change Risks to the Taxpayer298
British Petroleum Pledges Resolution to Address Company’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Profile300
CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE
Recent Scientific Studies on Climate Change302
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
Oregon Department of Land Conservation Determines Energy Project and Connector Gas Pipeline Are Inconsistent with the State’s Coastal Management Program305
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties, and Sanctions307
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Federal:
District Court finds, in the Face of Oil Pollution Act Claim, that U.S. Coast Guard’s Plans for ‘Worst Case Discharges’ in the Great Lakes, Adequate and Survive Summary Judgment309
Environmental Law & Policy Center, et al., v. U.S. Coast Guard, ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 18-12626 (E.D. MI Mar. 16, 2020).
State:
California Court of Appeal Finds Certified Local Coastal Plan, Not the Coastal Act Regulation, Governs City’s Coastal Development of Housing Fac-
ility310
Citizens for South Bay Coastal Access v. City of San Diego, ___Cal.App.5th___, Case No. D075387 (4th Dist. Feb. 18, 2020).
