Environmental, Energy and Climate Change Law & Regulation Reporter

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).