CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS
Oklahoma Seeks Supreme Court Review of the Tenth Circuit’s Clean Air Act Haze Plan Decision279
Study Commissioned by California’s Imperial Irrigation District Estimates Renewable Energy Projects Could Generate over $4 Billion to Assist with Salton Sea Restoration Projects280
CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE
Recent Scientific Studies on Climate Change282
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
U.S. EPA Proposes Cleaner Emission Standards under the Clean Air Act for Wood-Burning Stoves and Heaters285
In the Face of California Drought, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Issues Draft Appraisal Report for Expanding Capacity of the San Luis Reservoir286
California Air Resources Board Releases for Public Comment a Partial First Update to the Global Warming Act’s Scoping Plan288
California’s Air Pollution Control Officers Create GHG Credit Exchange for Land Development Projects291
Texas Environmental Agency’s Drought Rules under Scrutiny by State
Courts293
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties, and Sanctions295
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Federal:
D.C. Circuit Vacates Part of EPA Clean Air Act Rule Establishing a Federal Implementation Plan for ‘Indian Country’297
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al, ___F.3d___, Case No. 11-1307 (D.C. Cir. Jan. 17, 2014).
D.C. Circuit Offers New Path to Claim Climate Change-Related Injuries299
WildEarth Guardians, et al. v. Jewell, 738 F.3d 298 (D.C. Cir. 2013).
State:
California Superior Court Grants Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Challenging Hydraulic Fracturing Activi-
ties301
Center for Biological Diversity v. California Department Of Conservation, Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources, Case No. Rg12652054, Jan. 17, 2014 (Alameda Super. Ct.).
