order

West Virginia Federal Court Ordered EPA to Complete Clean Air Act Jobs Analysis by July

Action to compel EPA to undertake evaluation of Clean Air Act administration and enforcement on employment.

Murray Energy Corp. v. Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency

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Murray Energy Corp. v. Pruitt - order

response

Murray Energy Corp. v. Pruitt - response

motion

Murray Energy Corp. v. Pruitt - motion

status report

EPA Told West Virginia Federal Court How It Would Attempt Evaluation of Facility-Level Employment Impacts of Clean Air Act

District Court Partly Denied Request to Extend Compliance Deadlines

Murray Energy Sought $3.9 Million in Fees

notice of appeal

Murray Energy Corp. v. Pruitt - notice of appeal

EPA Filed Notice of Appeal in Clean Air Act Jobs Study Case

Murray Energy Objected to Delay in EPA's Compliance Plan for Jobs Study and Asked Court to Enjoin Rulemaking

EPA Proposed Two-Year Consultation on Jobs Evaluation

memorandum opinion and order

West Virginia Federal Court Ordered EPA to Evaluate Clean Air Act’s Impacts on Coal Industry

reply

EPA Urged Court to Decide Case Without Trial

amicus brief

West Virginia and Other States Supported Murray Energy in Clean Air Act Jobs Study Case

Murray Energy Corp. v. Pruitt - amicus brief

Murray Energy Argued Against Summary Judgment for EPA in Jobs Case, Said Court Had Power to Enjoin EPA from Approving New Regulations

West Virginia Federal Court Ordered EPA to Produce Some Documents, Allowed Murray Energy to Continue Depositions in Jobs Case

memorandum

Murray Energy Corp. v. Pruitt - memorandum

Federal Court Said Former EPA Official Could Testify in Murray Energy Jobs Study Case

Murray Energy Corp. v. Pruitt - reply

brief

Murray Energy Corp. v. Pruitt - brief

motion for summary judgment

EPA Asked West Virginia Federal Court to Decide Murray Energy’s Jobs Study Case as a Matter of Law

notice

Murray Energy Corp. v. Pruitt - notice

Trial Set for July 2016 in Murray Energy’s Job Study Case Against EPA; CEO Resolved Republican National Convention Scheduling Conflict

complaint

Murray Energy Corp. v. Pruitt - complaint

notice of intent to sue

Murray Energy Corp. v. Pruitt - notice of intent to sue

Filing Year For Action

Murray Energy Corp. v. Pruitt

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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.

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

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

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

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.

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

This sector involves the wholesale and retail selling of goods.

Social and cultural groups that share collective ancestral ties to the lands and natural resources where they live, occupy or from which they have been displaced

Tradable permits are market-based tools that grant permission for specific activities, frequently used to regulate emissions. These permits can be issued within a trading system to manage environmental impacts.

People with different national or cultural traditions from the dominant population

This sector includes firms and individuals offering specialised expertise in fields such as law, accounting, consulting, science and engineering.

An integrated system of hazard monitoring, forecasting and prediction, that enables individuals, communities, governments, businesses and others to take timely action to reduce disaster risks in advance of hazardous events.

Actions to adapt human health, healthcare systems and well-being to climate change.

Work that is productive and delivers a fair income, security in the workplace and social protection for all, better prospects for personal development and social integration, freedom for people to express their concerns, organize and participate in the decisions that affect their lives and equality of opportunity.

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

Oil is a combustible liquid fossil fuel composed mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring as crude oil and refined into petroleum products such as petrol, diesel and kerosene.

Actions or measures to adapt freshwater systems to climate change.

This sector involves managing waste treatment, sanitation, pollution control and environmental cleanup.

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

Climate change can have a range of impacts on technological system. Extreme weather events can cause infrastructure failures like power outages or damage to roads and bridges, as well as the impacts from waste following natural disasters. Human activities also cause technological impacts, such as the risks posed by oil spillage and leaks.

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.

Activities that involve planning, designing and building infrastructure, residential, and commercial structures.

This sector involves the distribution, treatment, and conservation of water resources.

Actions or measures to adapt freshwater, coastal and marine systems to climate change.

Codes and standards are regulatory instruments that specify minimum standards to protect health and safety. This ranges from performance standards, which prescribe outcomes while allowing flexibility to achieve compliance, to the more prescriptive approach of technology-specific standards.

Activities of government agencies and institutions that provide public services, enforce laws and manage public resources.

Fossil gas, commonly known as natural gas, is a fossil fuel consisting chiefly of methane with smaller amounts of other hydrocarbons and trace gases, found in underground deposits.

West Virginia Federal Court Ordered EPA to Complete Clean Air Act Jobs Analysis by July

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Risk

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Renewable energy

Fossil fuel

Greenhouse gas

Economic sector

Adaptation/resilience