Department of Ecology responds to comments on draft guidance on climate change and SEPA *

USA - August 19 2010
On Aug. 9, 2010, the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) sent a response letter to stakeholders who commented on the draft Guidance regarding the analysis of climate change impacts under Washington’s State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA).

Co-authors: Lloyd A. Chee.

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Department of Ecology releases guidance on climate change and SEPA - calls for far-reaching analysis of GHG emissions; extensive mitigation may be required *

USA - June 1 2010
On May 27, the Washington Department of Ecology ("Ecology") released draft Guidance regarding the analysis of climate change impacts under Washington's State Environmental Policy Act ("SEPA").

Co-authors: Craig Gannett, Clayton Graham.

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Sage grouse habitat protection likely to affect wind and solar development *

USA - March 10 2010
On March 5, 2010, the US Department of Interior's Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) found that the greater sage grouse met the criteria for listing as an endangered species subject to protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

Co-authors: Kerry Shea, Craig Gannett.

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Climate change to receive more attention under NEPA *

USA - February 22 2010
Climate change will receive more attention in the analysis of environmental impacts under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), according to a Draft Guidance issued on Feb. 18 by the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ).

Co-authors: Kerry Shea, Craig Gannett, Richard M. Glick.

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Industry, states, nonprofits challenge EPA's greenhouse gas endangerment finding *

USA - February 18 2010
Just ahead of a February 16 deadline, a series of lawsuits have been filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) finding that greenhouse gases (GHGs) endanger human health and welfare.

Co-authors: Peter A. Sergienko.

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