FEATURE ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Energy Presents Its Vision for the Future of Hydropower in the West by Daniel Timmons, Esq., Marten Law, PLLC, Portland, Oregon151
CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS
Ratification of United Nations Paris Agreement—Agreement Takes Force November 4155
California High Speed Rail Barrels through Another Potential Barri-
er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Technology Promises a Salty Breakthrough in Making Solar Energy Storage More Efficient158
CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE
Recent Scientific Studies on Climate Change160
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties, and Sanctions162
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
Water and Energy—U.S. Department of Energy and Department of the Interior Publish National Offshore Wind Strategy166
U.S. Department of the Interior Completes Phase I of the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan to Facilitate Projects168
California Agencies Release Draft Land Use-Climate Change White Pap-
er169
California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District Looks to Fund Air Quality Improvement Programs171
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Clean Power Plan for Existing Power Plants Update: D.C. Circuit Hears Oral Argument following U.S. Supreme Court’s Stay of the Plan.172
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
District Court:
District Court Finds Plaintiff’s Failure to Comply with the Clean Air Act’s Notice Requirement Fatal in Challenge to CAFO Emissions174
The Humane Society of the United States v. Gina McCarthy, in her official Capacity as Administrator, et al., ___F.3d___, Case No. 15-cv-00141 (D. D.C. Sept. 19, 2016).
