Environmental, Energy and Climate Change Law & Regulation Reporter

FEATURE ARTICLE

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CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS

Trump Administration Officially Repeals Obama-Era Fracking Rules247

Climate Change Risk to Superfund Sites in the Era of the Trump Administration248

States and Cities Attempt to Step into Vacuum Left by United States Withdrawal from the 2015 Paris Accord249

Alliance of Companies Formed in Support of New Climate-Related Financial Disclosures251

Unions, Tesla Inc. and the Potential Collateral Impact on the State’s GHG Emissions Reduction Goals253

CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE

Recent Scientific Studies on Climate Change255

PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS

Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties, and Sanctions258

REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS

California Department of Transportation Releases Its First Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment261

LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING

City and County of Santa Cruz File Twin Climate Change Lawsuits against Fossil Fuel Compan-

ies263

RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS

Tenth Circuit Holds Conservation Groups May Intervene in Litigation Taking Aim at Oil and Gas Leasing Policy Reforms Conservation Groups Had Negotiated with BLM265

Western Energy Alliance v. Zinke, 877 F.3d 1157 (10th Cir. 2017).

RECENT STATE DECISIONS

California Court of Appeal Affirms Lower Court Judgment Partially Decertifying EIR and Leaving Project Approvals in Place268

Center for Biological Diversity v. California Department of Fish and Wildlife, ___Cal.App.5th___, Case No. B280815 (2nd Dist. Dec. 4, 2017).

California Court of Appeal Dismisses Lawsuit Brought by Local Businesses Alleging Economic Harm Caused by the Aliso Canyon Gas

Leak269

Southern California Gas Company v. Superior Court of Los Angeles, Case No. B283606, (2nd Dist. Dec. 15, 2017).