FEATURE ARTICLE
Navigating the Landscape of the California Renewable Portfolio Standard
by Sarah M. Barker-Ball and Monica A. Schwebs, Bingham McCutchen, San Francisco3
CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS
Pew Center Releases New Policy Papers Regarding Transportation Impacts on Greenhouse Gas Emissions9
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
California Legislature Approves Renewable Portfolio Standard of 33 Percent by 202011
CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE
Recent Scientific Studies of Climate Change13
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions16
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
New Federal Guidelines Aim at Minimizing Climate Change Related Extreme Weather Events18
Oregon Adopts Reporting Protocols in Advance of Greenhouse Gas Reporting Deadline20
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Federal:
Ninth Circuit Upholds California’s Vehicle Emissions Limits22
Natural Resources Defense Council v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.3d___, Case No. 08-72288 (9th Cir. Mar. 31, 2011).
Ninth Circuit Finds California’s Regulations of Maritime Fuel Usage Not Preempted by Federal Submerged Lands Act24
Pacific Merchant Shipping Association v. Goldstene, ___F.3d___, Case No. 09-17765 (9th Cir. Mar. 28, 2011).
State:
San Francisco Superior Court Enjoins Further Cap-and-Trade Rulemaking under AB-32 Pending Compliance with CEQA27
Association of Irritated Residents v. California Air Resources Board, Case No. CPF-09-509562 (San Francisco County Super. Ct.).
Maine Supreme Court Upholds Maine Board of Environmental Protection’s Approval of Wind Power Project29
Concerned Citizens to Save Roxbury v. Maine Bd. of Environmental Protection, Case No. BEP-10-206 (Maine Mar. 24, 2011).
