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Aminoil, Inc. v. EPA

The court rules that there may be preenforcement review of the constitutionality of penalties under §106(b) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and treble damages under §107(c)(3) of CERCLA for violations of administrative orders issued under §106...

Oil, Chem., & Atomic Workers Int'l Union v. American Cyanamid Co.

The court holds that American Cynamid's fetus protection policy, giving women in one department the choice between surgical sterilization and transfer or discharge, is not a "hazard" under the general duty clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The court emphasizes that the airborne lead ...

Natural Resources Defense Council v. Ruckelshaus

The court rules that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) violated non-discretionary duties by failing to promulgate standards and nonconformance penalties for emissions from heavy-duty vehicles and engines under Clean Air Act §201(a)(3)(A)(i)-(iii) and §205(g)(3). The court holds the Clean A...

Natural Resources Defense Council v. EPA

The court holds that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) violated the mandate of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that it either initiate rulemaking proceedings to require testing of toxic substances on the Interagency Testing Committee (ITC) list or publish its reasons for not requirin...

Kunaknana v. Clark

The court rules that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oil and gas lease sale in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska did not violate the subsistence lifestyle provisions of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA). The court first holds that plaintiffs, two Inupiat Eskimos wh...

Sierra Ass'n for Env't v. Federal Energy Regulatory Comm'n

The court issues an amended opinion superseding the one appearing at 14 ELR 20531.
The court rules that an intervenor in a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) hydropower licensing proceeding is not automatically entitled to a trial-type evidentiary hearing. The court first holds that petiti...

Thomas v. Peterson

The court rules that the Forest Service substantially complied with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the National Forest Management Act (NFMA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the National Forest Roads and Trils Act (NFRTA), and the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (WSRA) in deciding to bui...

Forelaws on Bd. v. Johnson

The court holds that the Pacific Northwest Power Planning and Conservation Act's (Regional Act's) short deadlines for offering power contracts do not excuse the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) from complying with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in offering contracts; however, the ...

Shelton, City of v. Commissioner of the Dep't of Envtl. Protection

The court rules that a state statute passed while appeal was pending empowered the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority (CRRA) to operate a landfill without preparing a state environmental impact evaluation (EIE), obtaining local government consent, or complying with local zoning laws. The court...

In re Public Serv. Co. of N.H.

The court holds that a state statute forbidding recovery of costs associated with construction of an electric power plant before the plant begins production bars recovery of investment in the abandoned Pilgrim 2 nuclear plant. The court rejects the utility's contentions that the phrase "construction...