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Petrolite Corp. v. EPA

The district court holds that provisions of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizing the Environmental Protection Agency to use plaintiff's previously submitted data to support a subsequent pesticide registration application by one of plaintiff's competitors and to...

Union Petroleum Corp. v. United States

The United States Court of Claims affirms the trial judge's decision and holds that plaintiff is entitled to reimbursement under §311(i)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for costs incurred in cleaning up an oil spill from plaintiff's property caused by unknown third parties. The court ...

United States v. Felsen

The court affirms the conviction of an auto dealer for stating falsely that two automobiles which he imported were in compliance with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations concerning emissions and safety. In documents prepared in connection with the...

Pennwalt Corp. v. EPA

The court refuses to enjoin the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from using data submitted by plaintiff in evaluating a pesticide registration application submitted by another applicant under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) but does enjoin EPA from disclosing tra...

New York, City of v. EPA

The court rules that ocean dumping of sewage sludge may continue beyond the December 31, 1981, deadline under the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) unless the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determines, on a case-by-case basis, that dumping would unreasonably degrade the...

Poletown Neighborhood Council v. Detroit, City of

The Michigan Supreme Court holds that a municipality's condemnation of private residential property for use as a privately-owned automobile assembly plant site serves a "public purpose" within the meaning of the Economic Development Corporations Act and that social and cultural environments which mi...

Alabama v. U.S. Forest Serv.

The court rules that the rerouting of a hiking trail in the Talladega National Forest is not a major federal action requiring preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS). A hiking trail built in the early 1960s was relocated in 1976 as part of a larger trail system. Plaintiffs challenged ...

Providence Rd. Community Ass'n v. EPA

The court rules that the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) decision not to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for a sewage treatment plant was not arbitrary or capricious. Based on its own environmental assessment (EA), an EA prepared by the state of North Carolina, and public c...

Monongahela Power Co. v. Alexander

The court holds that the Army Corps of Engineers is without jurisdiction to either grant or deny dredge and fill permits under §404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) for hydroelectric power projects licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The court notes that t...

National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States v. Adams

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirms the lower court's ruling that since the proposed widening of a South Carolina highway is purely local in nature, there is no need to comply with federal environmental laws. In addition to the proposed widening, the project would require removal of 28 trees...