The court denies reimbursement under §311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) to an insurer for the cost of cleaning up an oil spill caused by vandals because it failed to show that its insured took all reasonable precautions to prevent the spill. Section 311(i)(1) of the FWPCA allow...

The court affirms the district court's dismissal of a neighborhood association's suit to enjoin Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rent subsidies for a low-income housing project for failure to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act and HUD site and neighborhood standards. ...

The court rules that the Corps of Engineers was not arbitrary and capricious in denying an after-the-fact permit under §404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) and §10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act (RHA) for the construction of a levee and pumping station in a cypress-tupelo gum swa...

The court refuses to enjoin the government defendants from spraying marijuana crops in Florida with paraquat, finding no violation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The court clarifies first that the suit, which seeks ...

The court rules that appellants lack standing to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency's approval of funds for a work plan under §208 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA). In a citizen suit under §505 of the FWPCA, appellants claimed that five percent of the funds were not us...

The court rules that jurisdiction over plaintiff's challenge to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) oversight of Colorado's regulation, pursuant to the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act, of uranium mill tailings lies exclusively in the courts of appeals. The court rules that the Ac...

The court upholds the constitutionality of Rhode Island's Coastal Resources Management Council Act and holds that the Coastal Resources Management Council's decision to deny appellant a coastal zone building permit is supported by the record. The court finds that the Act does not violate the equal p...

The court rules that a public interest law organization and named members of the California Legislature lack standing to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) imposition of a construction ban and funding sanctions against California pursuant to the Clean Air Act for the state's fai...

The court rules that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) when it awarded construction grants to the city of Los Angeles under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) without first determining the...

The Seventh Circuit affirms the district court's ruling that the city of Chicago's application for community development block grant (CDBG) funds to finance the Milwaukee/Ashland Project complied with the Housing and Community Development Act (HCDA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). ...