CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS
Volkswagen Violates Emissions Regulations—and the Trust of Its Custom-ers147
Union of Concerned Scientists Proposes Best Practices to Achieve Goals of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act149
Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project Faces Another Hurdle151
CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE
Recent Scientific Studies on Climate Change153
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties, and Sanctions156
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
California Air Resources Board Releases Plan to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants159
California Air Resources Board’s Draft Reports Lay Foundation for Further Climate Regulation161
California Air Resources Board Unanimously Votes to Cut Carbon Emissions by Re-Adopting the State’s Controversial Low Carbon Fuel Stan-
dard162
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
U.S. Senators’ Bill Focused on Short-Lived Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reintroduced in Congress165
California Passes Landmark Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015167
California Legislative Summary—Some Headway on Climate Change, but More to Do in 2016168
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
Ninth Circuit Vacates EPA’s Approval of a Pesticide Due to Risk to Bee Populations170
Pollinator Stewardship Council v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.3d___, Case No. 13-72346 (9th Cir. Sept. 10, 2015).
Eighth Circuit Reverses Class Certification Finding Insufficient Injury from Oil and Gas Contamination to Support a Nuisance Claim171
Smith v. Conoco Phillips Pipe Line Co., ___F.3d___, Case No. 14-2191, (8th Cir. Sept. 15, 2015).
District Court Dismisses Industry Lawsuit Challenging Oregon’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard173
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers v. O’Keefe, ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 3:15-CV-00467-AA (D. Or. Sept. 23, 2015).
