Weekly Cases Update Volume 51, Issue 10

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Volume 51, Issue 22

ELR 201431:21-cv-01041-DAD-BAM(E.D. Cal., )

A district court granted a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit concerning the Forest Service's authorization of a tree removal and timber sale project in the Sequoia National Forest.

Keywords:
Categorical exemption
ELR 2014821-cv-04734-HSG(N.D. Cal., )

A district court denied a motion for preliminary injunction in a challenge to the National Park Service's (NPS') management practices for the tule elk population in an area of Point Reyes National Seashore.

Keywords:
Wildlife (generally)
ELR 2013712-00198 SOM/KJM(D. Haw., )

A district court granted summary judgment for environmental groups in an ongoing dispute over a Hawaii county's release of pollutants into injection wells at a wastewater reclamation facility near the Pacific Ocean.

Keywords:
National pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit program, 402
ELR 201422:21-CV-00244-BLW(D. Idaho, )

A district court temporarily suspended a logging project in grizzly bear habitat in the Idaho Panhandle National Forest. An environmental group argued the Forest Service's approval of the project violated NEPA.

Keywords:
Land Use (generally)
ELR 201411:13-cv-00263-DCN(D. Idaho, )

A district court granted partial summary judgment for environmental groups in a CWA citizen suit concerning water quality standards for mercury in Idaho.

Keywords:
Review and revision, §303(c)
ELR 201464:19-cv-00028-BMM(D. Mont., )

A district court denied a pipeline company's motion to dismiss a challenge to President Trump's issuance of a permit for construction of a cross-border segment of the Keystone XL oil pipeline.

Keywords:
Constitutional law
ELR 201443:21-cv-00103-MMD-CLB(D. Nev., )

A district court denied a motion to preliminarily enjoin construction of a lithium mine in Nevada. Conservation groups argued BLM's decision to approve the mine violated FLPMA and NEPA, and sought to enjoin its construction until the violations were corrected.

Keywords:
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)