CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS
Obama Administration and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Jointly Announce Clean Power Plan87
White House Launches American Business Act on Climate Pledge88
CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE
Recent Scientific Studies on Climate Change90
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties, and Sanctions93
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
NOAA Most Current El Niño Predictions Continue to Forecast High Likelihood of a Wet California Winter95
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
A Federal Response to the Drought—Three Bills Pending in Congress97
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Texas Governor Files Amicus Brief Opposing Houston Air Quality Ordinance100
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Federal:
U.S. Supreme Court Overturns EPA’s Power Plant Air Toxics Stand-
ards102
Michigan v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ___U.S.___, 135 S.Ct. 2699 (June 29, 2015).
Ninth Circuit Denies Petition for Review Clearing the Way for EPA to Retroactively Revise Clean Air Act State Implementation Plans104
Association of Irritated Residents v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 790 F.3d 934 (9th Cir. 2015).
D.C. Circuit Sustains ‘As-Applied’ Clean Air Act Challenges to EPA Regulation Governing Interstate Pollution105
EME Homer City Generation, L.P. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.3d___, Case No. 11-1302 (D.C. Cir. July 28, 2015).
Tenth Circuit Finds Colorado’s Renewable Energy Mandate Does Not Violate the Commerce
Clause107
Energy and Environment Legal Institute v. Epel, ___F.3d___, Case No. 14-1216 (10th Cir. July 13, 2015).
D.C. Circuit Finds Clean Air Act Vehicle Emission
Standards Must Be Based on ‘Commercially Available’ Fuel109
Energy Future Coalition v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.3d___, Case No. 14-1123 (D.C. Cir. July 14, 2015).
D.C. Circuit Dismisses Challenge to EPA’s Proposed Clean Power Plan as Premature110
In re Murray Energy Corporation, 788 F.3d 330 (D.C. Cir. 2015)
State:
California Court of Appeal Holds Removal of Conservation Overlay on Land Is a Project and Is Not Exempt from CEQA112
Paulek v. Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority, 238 Cal.App.4th 583 (4th Dist. 2015).
