Weekly Cases Update Volume 42, Issue 11

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Volume 42, Issue 27

ELR 20191F062983(Cal. Ct. App. 5th Dist., )

A California appellate court reversed a lower court decision dismissing environmental groups' lawsuit against a city for violating the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in connection with its approval of a company's proposal to build a large distribution facility.

Keywords:
Environmental Assessment/Impact Statement, Exemptions
ELR 20192Nos. 09-2305 et al.(3d Cir., )

The Third Circuit upheld the conviction of a pipe foundry company and four of its employees for various environmental crimes, including conspiring to commit environmental pollution and worker safety violations, attempting to cover up or impede federal investigation of those violations, and substa

Keywords:
Enforcement and Compliance
ELR 21093C-06-563(S.D. Tex., )

A district court held that 15 community members of Corpus Christi, Texas, are victims under the Crime Victims Rights Act (CVRA) for environmental crimes committed by a petroleum refining company. The company was convicted of two counts of criminally violating the CAA at its refinery.

Keywords:
Enforcement and Compliance
ELR 2019411-16718(9th Cir., )

The Ninth Circuit held that the U.S. Forest Service's Angora Fire Restoration Project in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) complies with the National Forest Management Act (NFMA) and NEPA.

Keywords:
National forests, Land and resource management plans (LRMPs), §6
ELR 2019509-17490(9th Cir., )

The Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court decision dismissing an Eskimo village's nuisance claim against multiple oil, energy, and utility companies for their alleged contribution to climate change.

Keywords:
Climate Change (generally), Separation of powers

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