Challenge to coal mining on 2,000 acres of federal grassland in Wyoming.


WildEarth Guardians v. United States Bureau of Land Management

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Powder River Basin Resource Council v. United States Bureau of Land Management - petition for review

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Powder River Basin Resource Council v. United States Bureau of Land Management

memorandum opinion

WildEarth Guardians v. United States Bureau of Land Management - memorandum opinion

complaint

WildEarth Guardians v. United States Bureau of Land Management - complaint

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Wyoming Federal Court Said Consideration of Coal Leases’ Climate Impacts Was Adequate

WildEarth Guardians v. United States Forest Service - complaint

notice of appeal

WildEarth Guardians v. United States Forest Service

Tenth Circuit Said Analysis of Coal Leases’ Greenhouse Gas Impact Was Arbitrary and Capricious

brief

WildEarth Guardians v. United States Bureau of Land Management - brief

Parties Agreed That Tenth Circuit Could Consider Challenge to Federal Coal Leases During Peabody Bankruptcy

Either money or something of monetary value is transferred between two or more organisations, people or countries.

Using laws and the legal system more broadly to protect vulnerable entities

A set of principles, processes, and practices that build economic and political power to shift from an extractive economy to a regenerative economy.

Social inclusion is the process of improving the terms on which individuals and groups take part in society—improving the ability, opportunity, and dignity of those disadvantaged on the basis of their identity.

Coal is a combustible sedimentary rock formed from carbonised plant matter, rich in carbon and hydrocarbons, and occurring in several main types including hard coal and brown coal.

Fossil fuel is a generic term for non-renewable energy sources such as coal, fossil gas, and oil (including crude oil, and petroleum products), that can be used for electricity and heat generation. Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons formed from pressurised and heated organic material buried over millions of years.

People who are less able to respond to the effects of climate change due to having limited financial or physical assets

This sector involves the wholesale and retail selling of goods.

Activities of industries that extract natural resources, such as mining, oil, and gas, for commercial use.

Air pollution involves harmful contaminants in the air, affecting both indoor and outdoor environments. It can lead to health issues like respiratory diseases and heart problems, and climate impacts such as global warming. Pollutants can damage plants, trees, habitats, and water bodies like rivers and lakes.

An aim to achieve a quantifiable outcome within a given time-frame, set by an institution such as a national government.

Policy instruments are techniques or tools used by governing authorities to promote certain policies in order to achieve predetermined goals. Put simply, instruments are how a government tries to achieve its goals, with this taxonomy being focused on national policy instruments.

Risk is the potential for adverse consequences resulting from the dynamic interplay between (climate-related) hazards, exposure, and vulnerability of affected human or ecological systems.

Groups  of people who are adversely affected by climate change or the response to it

Renewable energy means all forms of energy produced from renewable sources in a sustainable manner.

Molecules in the atmosphere that play a key role in the greenhouse effect by trapping heat radiating from Earth’s surface.

Area of the economy in which actors engage in identical or related activities.

In human systems, the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate change and its effects, in order to moderate harm, increase resilience or exploit beneficial opportunities. In natural systems, the process of adjustment to actual climate change and its effects; human intervention may facilitate adjustment to expected climate change and its effects.

The management and allocation of funds, assets and investments to meet various objectives

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Powder River Basin Resource Council v. United States Bureau of Land Management

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