Environmental, Energy and Climate Change Law & Regulation Reporter

FEATURE ARTICLE

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CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS

President Trump Reverses Obama-Era Ocean Policies via New Executive Order69

City of Del Mar, California Rejects Managed Retreat as a Strategy for Sea-Level Rise Adaptation70

CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE

Recent Scientific Studies on Climate Change73

PENALTIES AND SANCTION

Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties, and Sanctions76

REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS

California EPA Publishes Comprehensive Report on Climate Change Indicators79

California Air Resources Board Approves Expenditure Plan for Volkswagen Mitigation Funds80

California Energy Commission Adopts Standards Requiring Solar Systems for New Homes82

Washington State Department of Ecology Issues Interim Guidance on ‘Net Ecological Benefit’ for Water Resource Mitigation83

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

Governor Brown Signs Water Use Efficiency Laws, Beginning yet Another Era of Statewide Water Regulation in Response to Drought86

RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS

Second Circuit Issues Summary Order Denying Review of Order Issued by EPA under Title V of the Clean Air Act89

Finger Lakes Zero Waste Coalition, Inc., v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.3d___, Case No. 16-3420 (AG) (2nd Cir. 2018).

District Court Holds City’s Decision to Prohibit the Transport of Coal through a Bulk Terminal Was Not Supported by Substantial Evidence90

Oakland Bulk & Oversized Terminal, LLC v. City of Oakland, ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 16-cv-07014-VC (N.D. Cal. May 15, 2018).