Environmental, Energy and Climate Change Law & Regulation Reporter
August/September 2019
Volume 12, Number 4
August/September 2019
CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS
Trump Administration Undertakes Historic Rollback of Protections for National Parks99
Update on Actions Taken to Address Climate Change Generated Food Loss and Waste at the Global and Local Levels100
Report Analyses Extreme Heat Scenarios Likely to Become the Norm in the United States101
City of Berkeley Adopts Nation’s First Natural Gas Ban103
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
California Passes Comprehensive Wildfire Legislation105
CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE
Recent Scientific Studies on Climate Change107
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
California Department of Water Resources Releases Final California Water Plan Update 2018110
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties, and Sanctions112
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Seek Review of Landmark FERC Order on Energy Storage114
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Ninth Circuit Reverses Oil Industry Class Certification Due to Lack of Common Issues116
Andrews v. Plains All American Pipeline, Ltd. Partnership, Unpub., Case No. 18-55850, (9th Cir. July 3, 2019).
Eighth Circuit Denies Private Right of Action Under NEPA Against State Agency Regarding Proposed Light Rail Transit Project117
Lakes & Parks Alliance of Minneapolis v. Federal Transit Administration, 928 F.3d 759 (8th Cir. 2019).
California Court of Appeal Rules on Discussion of Project Alternatives for Solar Energy Project in Zoning Case119
City of Hesperia v. Lake Arrowhead Community Services District, 37 Cal.App.5th 734 (4th Dist. 2019).