The court holds that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) did not violate the Noise Control Act by failing to provide a detailed explanation for its decision not to require certified airport operators to submit aircraft noise abatement plans. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as mandat...

The court holds that a permit issued by a local water district to allow construction of a condominium complex on an island in Lake Okeechobee is contrary to Florida law. Florida's Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission rescinded the permit, holding that the Commission had jurisdiction to review the ...

The court holds that where the Secretary of the Interior knows in advance of the transfer of title that an animal to be adopted pursuant to the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act will be exploited for commercial purposes, he has an affirmative duty to refuse to transfer title. The one-year wait...

The court holds that it does not have personal jursidiction under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) or the United States Constitution over a Massachusetts newspaper whose waste ink was disposed of at a Delaware hazardous waste site. The court first ho...

The court holds that a surface impoundment for hazardous waste is subject to regulation under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the New York State Environmental Conservation Law. Although the hazardous emissions dust was placed in the related landfill prior to the effective date ...

The court holds a developer in civil contempt for violating a court order by failing to conduct restoration activities in a wetlands area and by placing additional fill in the area, and for violating a consent order requiring removal of sidewalks built in the wetlands. The court first holds that the...

The court holds that the government's suspension of mineral leasing and failure to act on pending lease applications and offers in certain national forests violated the Energy Security Act and was an unlawful withdrawal in violation of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA). At the reque...

The court holds that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may not recover Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) sewage treatment funds from a sanitation district that used the funds to purchase land to replace natural wetlands destroyed during construction of a disposal facility at the di...

The court holds that environmental groups challenging the Alabama Department of Environmental Management's (ADEM's) procedures for issuing coastal construction permits are not aggrieved parties under Alabama law. The court rules that only those persons who own land affected by the issuance of a cons...

The court holds that in selecting Staten Island, New York, as the homeport for the U.S.S. Iowa and associated ships, the Navy did not violate the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by considering operational and housing aspects of the homeport in different environmental documents. The Navy had...