Current ELR Update

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Volume 55, Issue 11

55 ELR 20048
No(s). 23-30908 (5th Cir. Apr 9, 2025)

The Fifth Circuit reversed a district court's dismissal of a discrimination challenge brought against St. James Parish in Louisiana.

Keywords:
Environmental Justice
55 ELR 20047
No(s). 23-3682 (6th Cir. Apr 4, 2025)

The Sixth Circuit denied environmental groups' petition to review the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation's (TDEC's) order issuing a water quality certification for a proposed fossil gas pipeline in Tennessee.

Keywords:
Clean Water Act (CWA)
55 ELR 20046
No(s). 18-cv-03258-CMA (D. Colo. Apr 3, 2025)

A district court enjoined construction on a dam expansion project in Colorado in environmental groups' challenge to the Army Corps of Engineers' issuance of a dredge and fill permit. The court previously held the Corps failed to comply with the CWA and NEPA when it issued the permit.

Keywords:
Clean Water Act (CWA)