The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a FCC declaratory ruling that state and local zoning authorities have 150 days to process siting applications for new wireless towers and antennas. Section 332(c)(7)B…

The Second Circuit dismissed a petition for review challenging an FAA letter endorsing a series of recommendations made by a panel of experts regarding the impact of a proposed marine trash-…

A district court held that EPA overstepped its statutory authority under the CWA and SMCRA when it issued guidance on Appalachian surface coal mining permits. EPA argued that the guidance was not…

A district court held that mining interests may go forward with their CWA, APA, and SMCRA claims against EPA in connection with memoranda and guidance documents concerning permitting processes…

The Third Circuit dismissed New Jersey's petition for review of a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) guidance document that proposes a long-term control license for facilities that…

The First Circuit denied appellants' motion seeking to reverse a July 2005 order of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granting conditional approval for a liquefied natural gas…

The D.C. Circuit dismissed petitions for review challenging agreements between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and animal feeding operations designed to bring the facilities into…

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…