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Environmental, Energy and Climate Change Law & Regulation Reporter

August/September 2018

Volume 11, Number 4 August/September 2018

FEATURE ARTICLE

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CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS

European Union and China Issue Joint Statement Confirming Continued Commitments under the Paris Agreement102

Proposed Project to Increase Hoover Dam Power Production via Solar and Wind Energy in Its Early Stages103

California Pledges Support for Green Financing of Climate-Resilient Infrastructure and Capital Projects105

CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE

Recent Scientific Studies on Climate Change107

PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS

Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties, and Sanctions110

REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS

U.S. EPA and the Department of Transportation Announce New Vehicle Emissions Plan—California and 16 States Respond with Suit Seeking to Block the Plan112

California Becomes the First State to Require Solar Power for New Homes Beginning in the Year 2020113

California Water Commission Awards $2.5 Billion for New Water Storage Projects114

RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS

Circuit Court of Appeals:

D.C. Circuit Addresses Clean Air Act National Ambient Air Quality Standards, and the Definitions of Natural and Exceptional Events117

Natural Resources Defense Council v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.3d___, Case No. 16-1413 (D.C. Cir. July 20, 2018).

District Court:

District Court Orders EPA to Make a Decision under the Clean Air Act on the San Joaquin Ozone Plan119

Association of Irritated Residents v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency et al, ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 3:18-cv-01604 (N.D. Cal. July 24, 2018).

District Court Dismisses Sea Level Rise Cases against Oil and Gas Companies121

People of State of California v. BP p.l.c., Case No. C 17-06011 WHA (N.D. Cal. 2018); People of State of California v. BP p.l.c. Case No. C 17-06012 WHA (N.D. Cal. 2018).