The court reversed the dismissal of an action challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) decision not to adopt a draft policy that would have provided guidance to zoos,…

The court holds that an environmental group has standing to challenge the construction of a proposed levee on the Missouri River under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The group…

The court vacates a Black Lung Benefits Review Board (Board) decision that upheld an administrative law judge's (ALJ's) determination that a Black Lung Benefits Act claimant established…

The court holds that a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) letter responding to a city's request for assistance as to whether the Ocean Pollution Reduction Act's (OPRA's)…

The court affirms a district court holding that an oil producers association contesting the U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI's) take-or-pay royalties policy failed to challenge a…

The court reverses a district court decision dismissing on summary judgment a property owner's Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) claim against…

The court finds that a U.S. Forest Service letter enforcing a decision to close certain areas of Lolo National Forest to motorized use did not constitute final agency action subject to review…

The court holds that a pharmaceutical company that sold unused chemicals to a vitamin manufacturing facility is not a party liable for contribution under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,…

The court holds that a district court did not have jurisdiction to review a dispute about language in a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) consent decree approving a proposed cleanup plan…

The court dismisses environmental groups' motion to enjoin the sale of a former bus depot in the South Bronx, New York. The sale is part of a plan to develop a former rail yard adjacent to…