In an unpublished opinion, the Ninth Circuit affirmed dismissal of a challenge to the Forest Service's approval of sheep grazing allotments in Beaverhead Deerlodge National Forest.
A district court held that the Army Corps of Engineers violated the CWA and NEPA by issuing a dredge-and-fill permit to a municipal water utility to allow a dam expansion project in Denver.
The November issue of ELR—The Environmental Law Reporter features articles on understanding stringent due diligence in the ITLOS advisory opinion on climate change, the potential impact of the demise of Chevron deference on the environment and the health of residents of communities disproportionately affected by “cumulative impacts”, local opposition to renewable energy projects, and failure-to-adapt climate litigation. The issue also includes a transcript from a recent webinar on the environmental justice implications of PFAS.
Using the “migration with dignity” framework, this Comment offers recommendations to diminish the vulnerability of coastal communities in two climate migration case studies in the United States.