In a divided opinion, a D.C. Circuit panel vacated FAA's and the National Park Service's plan governing tourist flights over four national parks in California, and also ruled that CEQ lacked the authority to issue regulations binding on other federal agencies. An environmental group sought to set as...

A district court granted an Indian tribe's motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against BLM's decision to approve the third phase of a lithium drilling project in northwestern Arizona. The tribe argued BLM violated the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) when it found no historical p...

A district court denied industry groups' motion for summary judgment in a challenge to California's adoption of an emissions regulation for railroads operating within the state. The groups argued that the regulation, which would require companies to phase out locomotives that are more than 23 years ...