Action seeking to stop the U.S. Department of Agriculture from terminating hundreds of grants awarded under a variety of programs, including the National Resources Conservation Service’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program.

Urban Sustainability Directors Network v. U.S. Department of Agriculture

motion

Urban Sustainability Directors Network v. U.S. Department of Agriculture - motion

order

Urban Sustainability Directors Network v. U.S. Department of Agriculture - order

memorandum opinion

D.C. Federal Court Ordered Department of Agriculture Defendants to Produce Documentation Regarding Grant Terminations

complaint

Urban Sustainability Directors Network v. U.S. Department of Agriculture - complaint

Lawsuit Challenged “Mass Terminations” of Department of Agriculture Grants

answer

Urban Sustainability Directors Network v. U.S. Department of Agriculture - answer

D.C. Federal Court Enjoined Termination of Department of Agriculture Grants

reply

Urban Sustainability Directors Network v. U.S. Department of Agriculture - reply

opposition

Urban Sustainability Directors Network v. U.S. Department of Agriculture - opposition

amicus brief

Urban Sustainability Directors Network v. U.S. Department of Agriculture - amicus brief

notice of appeal

Urban Sustainability Directors Network v. U.S. Department of Agriculture - notice of appeal

Filing Year For Action

U.S. Department of Agriculture v. Urban Sustainability Directors Network - motion

U.S. Department of Agriculture v. Urban Sustainability Directors Network - order

U.S. Department of Agriculture v. Urban Sustainability Directors Network

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

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

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

Activities that involve the cultivation of crops and raising of livestock for food, fibre, and other products essential for human life and industry.

This sector involves activities that impart knowledge and skills to individuals, including formal schooling, vocational training and educational support.

Activities of businesses and institutions that provide financial services and products to individuals and organisations.

Activities that relate to the production of goods and services from forests.

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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.

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

Justice is the ethical and political framework that addresses fairness, including issues of responsibility, rights, and structural inequity.

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.

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.

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

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U.S. Department of Agriculture v. Urban Sustainability Directors Network

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