Treaty Does Not Require Disclosure Of Greenhouse Gas Report, Judge Rules

(June 17, 2019, 2:54 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judge in the District of Columbia on June 12 dismissed the Center for Biological Diversity’s (CBD) claims under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) against the U.S. Department of State and its acting secretary, finding that the group lacks standing because a United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) agreement does not require disclosure of two greenhouse gas concentration reports (Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Department of State, No. 18-563, D. D.C., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 98527)....