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The Climate Litigation Database
Litigation

WildEarth Guardians v. Polis

Date
2020
Geography
Colorado
Part of
Environmental Defense Fund v. Colorado Department of Public Health

About this case

Filing year
2020
Status
Response filed by plaintiffs in opposition to PSCO's motion for intervention.
Geography
Docket number
2020CV32320
Court/admin entity
United States → State Courts → Colo. Dist. Ct.
Case category
State Law Claims → Environmentalist Lawsuits
Principal law
United States
At issue
Lawsuit to compel Colorado agencies to propose regulations to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions as required by 2019 laws.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
11/30/2020
Response
Response filed by plaintiffs in opposition to PSCO's motion for intervention.
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11/09/2020
Motion To Intervene
Motion for intervention filed by Public Service Company of Colorado.
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09/10/2020
Motion To Dismiss
Motion to dismiss filed by governor.
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07/09/2020
Complaint
Complaint filed.
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WildEarth Guardians filed a lawsuit in Colorado state court to compel state defendants to publish a proposed rule setting forth measures to meet statutory greenhouse gas reduction goals. A law enacted in 2019 mandated publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking by July 1, 2020.

Summary

Lawsuit to compel Colorado agencies to propose regulations to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions as required by 2019 laws.