Environmental, Energy and Climate Change Law & Regulation Reporter

FEATURE ARTICLE

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CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS

Trump Administration Alters the Metrics for Measuring Global Warm-

ing72

Colorado River Basin States Agree to Action Plan to Protect Dwindling Water Supply in Drought73

Salton Sea Species Conservation Habitat Project Cleared to Move For-

ward75

Institutional Investors Effect (Some) Change in the Operations of Greenhouse Gas Emitters76

U.S. Drought Monitor Briefly Reports No Significant Drought Conditions Nationwide, First Time in Twenty Years78

Climate Change’s Impacts on National Parks and the Grass-Roots Road to a Sustainable Climate79

CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE

Recent Scientific Studies on Climate Change81

REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS

Facing Sea Level Rise, California Coastal Commission Tests Powers for ‘Managed Retreat’ of Homes Along the Coastline83

PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS

Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties, and Sanctions85

LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING

California Files FOIA Lawsuit against EPA in the Face of Federal Rollbacks of Fuel Emissions Standards88

JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS

District Court:

U.S. District Court Orders EPA to Promulgate Guidelines for Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Greenhouse Gas Emissions90

State of California et al., v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al., ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 18-cv-03237-HSG (N.D. Cal. May 6, 2019).

Hawaii Supreme Court Addresses Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analysis for Biomass Fuel Facility Pro-

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In re Application of Hawai’i Electric Light Company, Inc., ___P.3d___, Case No. SCAD-18-0000015 (May 10, 2019).