CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS
Joint-Agency Report Identifies Climate Research Needs for Long-Term Water Planning279
Petroleum Refinery to Pay Civil Enforcement Penalty of $5.375 Million under Clean Air Act Settlement281
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
Lawmakers Look to Curtail EPA Authority to Regulate Greenhouse
Gases283
CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE
Recent Scientific Studies of Climate Change285
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions288
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
EPA Exempts Delayed Project from New Limits on Greenhouse Gases and Conventional Air Pollution—Opens the Door for Other Project Applications in the Pipeline290
EPA Defers GHG Permitting Requirements for Industries Using Biomass for Three Years for Further Consideration of Biogenic Scientific and Technical Information291
Mandate Legislation and the SEC’s new ‘Conflict Minerals’ Disclosure Requirements May Be Key to Preserving Central Africa’s Role in Climate Change Mitigation292
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Two New Lawsuits Filed against the Bureau of Land Management for Its Approval of Solar Power Projects in California295
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Federal:
Ninth Circuit Vacates Department of Energy’s Electrical Congestion Study297
California Wilderness v. U.S. Department of Energy, ___F.3d___, Case No. 08-71823 (9th Cir. Feb. 1, 2011).
Although EPA Missed Its HAP Rule Making Deadline, the D.C. Circuit Grants EPA Additional Time to Respond to Extensive Comments299
Sierra Club v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.3d___, Case Nos. 01-1537 (PLF), 01-1548, 01-1558, 01-1569, 01-1578, 01-1597 (D.C. Cir. Jan. 20, 2011).
D.C. Circuit Allows EPA Takeover of the Greenhouse Gas Portion of the Texas Air Permitting Pro-
gram300
State of Texas v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Case No. 10-1425, order Jan. 12, 2011 (D.C. Cir.).
State:
California Superior Court Poised to Bar Implementation of AB 32’s Scoping Plan302
Association of Irritated Residents, et al. v. California Air Resources Board, et al., Case No. CPF-09-509562 (San Francisco Superior Court).
New Mexico Supreme Court Blocks Governor Martinez’s Attempt to Delay Publication of State Climate Change Regulations304
New Energy Economy, Inc. v. Martinez, Case No. 32-806s (N.M. Feb. 17, 2011).
