Environmental, Energy and Climate Change Law & Regulation Reporter
December 2015
Volume 8, Number 7
December 2015
CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS
Seventy Countries Convene for a Pre-Conference of the Parties Meeting in Paris179
Five States File Petition in D.C. Circuit Seeking Judicial Review of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s New Ozone Rule180
Publication of EPA’s Clean Power Plan in Federal Register Triggers Lawsuits Galore182
White House Announces New Initiative to Combat ‘Super Pollutant’
HFCs183
University of California Unveils Plan to Combat Climate Change185
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
California Senate Bill 758 Looks to the Skies for Answers, Authorizes Study of ‘Atmospheric Rivers’187
CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE
Recent Scientific Studies on Climate Change189
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
California Coastal Commission Narrowly Approves Unprecedented Sand-Replenishment Project along Malibu’s Broad Beach to Guard against Climate Change Impacts192
California Air Resources Board Approves $90 Million in Low Carbon Transportation Investments193
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties, and Sanctions195
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Federal:
Sixth Circuit Issues Nationwide Stay of the
Clean Water Act’s ‘Waters of the United States’ Rule197
In re: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Defense Final Rule; ‘Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of the United States,’ ___F.3d___, Case No. 15-3799 (6th Cir. Oct. 9, 2015).
Sixth Circuit Rejects Coal Industry Bid to Block Switch to Natural Gas at Tennessee Valley Authority Power Plant199
Kentucky Coal Association Inc. v. Tennessee Valley Authority, ___F.3d___, Case No. 15-5163 (6th Cir. Oct. 23, 2015).
Fifth Circuit Bars Claims against Barge Company for Mississippi River Oil Spill200
Nguyen v. American Commercial Lines, LLC, ___F.3d___, Case No. 2:11-CV-1799 (5th Cir. Oct. 8, 2015).
District Court Allows SolarCity Anti-Trust Lawsuit against Arizona Utility Company to Proceed202
SolarCity Corporation v. Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, Case Number CV-15-00374-PHX-DLR, order, Oct 27, 2015 (D. Az.)
State:
California Court of Appeal Upholds Environmental Impact Report for Los Angeles County Subway Extension Project204
Beverly Hills Unified School District v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, ___Cal.App.4th___, Case No. B256605 (Cal. App. Oct 22, 2015).
