U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Frederick Scullin has ordered EPA to respond to a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity requesting that EPA find that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from aircraft, ships and non-road engines endanger the public health and welfare. EPA has already found that GHG emissions from automobile emissions endanger the public health and welfare, and has developed vehicle fuel economy and GHG rules based on that finding, which is being challenged in court. In his order issued on March 20, Judge Scullin found that there is no set schedule under the Clean… Read more
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Environmental Groups Sue Federal Government Over Two Wind Projects
On April 13, the Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife and the Sierra Club filed suit against the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) alleging it shirked its duties under federal law in connection with permitting a California wind farm development. The environmental groups argue BLM violated the Endangered Species Act, the National Environmental Policy Act and the Administrative Procedure Act by failing to adequately consider the impact of the 100-turbine project to at-risk bird species. The groups ask the court to issue an injunction halting construction until the project is redesigned in a way that… Read more