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Citizens for a Better Env't v. Gorsuch

The court modifies an order of the district court, 12 ELR 20101, to require the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations for hazardous waste land disposal facilities on or before July 15, 1982.
Counsel for AppellantsMark Greenwood, Bruce DiamondOffice of the General CounselEnvironm...

Council of Commuter Orgs. v. Gorsuch

The court upholds the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) belated approval of New York City's incomplete public transportation program, but reinstates the moratorium on new construction or modification of stationary sources of air pollution pending final approval of a complete Part D state imp...

Delaware Water Emergency Group v. Hansler

The district court upholds the determination of the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) not to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) prior to approving construction of a pumping station at Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania, for the withdrawal of water from the Delaware River.The DRBC's initi...

Commonwealth ex rel. State Water Control Bd. v. County Utils. Corp.

The Supreme Court of Virginia upholds the circuit court's ruling that water quality standards adopted by the Virginia State Water Control Board that were technologically unattainable at any cost violated the State Water Control Law. Pursuant to the standards, appellees, two private utilities, were r...

Burd v. Commonwealth

The court rules that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (DOT) has authority under the state vehicle code to implement an automobile inspection and maintenance (I/M) program, and refuses to enjoin expenditures of commonwealth funds for the program. The court notes that DOT is under a conte...

Deltona Corp. v. Alexander

The court upholds a decision by the district court, 11 ELR 20235, that the Army Corps of Engineers properly denied a permit to dredge and fill wetlands on Marco Island, Florida. The court notes that the federal government is generally not subject to estoppel when it exercises its sovereign powers. T...

California v. EPA

The D.C. Circuit affirms the district court ruling that the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) rejection of funding for two California sewage treatment projects applying "advanced waste treatment" on the basis of its conclusion that their costs were not justified by the improvement in public ...

California v. Watt

The Ninth Circuit rules that §307(c)(1) of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) requires the Secretary of the Interior to determine whether outer continental shelf (OCS) Lease Sale No. 53 is consistent with the California coastal zone management plan and that environmental groups have standing un...

Citizens Expressway Coalition v. Lewis

The Eighth Circuit affirms the district court decision, 12 ELR 20157, which upheld the environmental impact statement (EIS) for a 25.3-mile highway bypass between Bella Vista and Fayetteville Loop in Arkansas. The court finds that the lower court adequately considered alternatives to the project and...

DiPerri v. Federal Aviation Admin.

The First Circuit affirms the district court's dismissal of claims that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is required under the Federal Aviation Act to promulgate airport noise regulations for Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts. The court notes that although §611 of the Act authorizes t...