CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS
An Aggressive Exit Strategy—Obama Administration Proposes Regulations for Existing Oil and Gas Sources3
Attorneys General Investigate Exxon Mobil on Climate Change—What Did They Know and When Did They Know It?5
Is the Clean Air Act Section 115 the Magic Bullet for Climate Change Regulation?7
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
Still Waiting for a Federal Response to the Drought in California: A Legislative Update10
California Legislature Emphasizes Energy in Climate Change Bills12
CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE
Recent Scientific Studies on Climate Change14
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
Report Detailing Climate Change Impacts on Western Water Resources Released by U.S. Department of the Interior17
U.S. Department of Energy Agrees to Participate in Clean Energy Transmission Project18
U.S. Department of Energy Announces More Than $9 Million in Funding for Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities220
EPA Region IX Administrator, Jared Blumenfeld, Steps Down21
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties, and Sanctions23
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Federal:
Tenth Circuit Allows Sierra Club to Intervene in Reverse FIOA Lawsuit Seeking to Prevent EPA from Disclosing CAA Related Documents26
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana LLC v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.3d___, Case No. 15-30397 (10th Cir. Mar. 17, 2016).
Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenges to EPA’s ‘Phase 2’ Rule Approving Arizona Clean Air Act State Implementation Plan28
Phoenix Cement Company v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.3d___, Case No. 13-73383, (9th Cir. Mar. 31, 2016).
District Court Certifies Class Action in Securities Litigation Alleging False Statements about Environmental Compliance30
In re Barrick Gold Securities Litigation, ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 13-cv-3851 (S.D. N.Y. Mar. 23, 2016).
