The Fifth Circuit reversed a district court's dismissal of a discrimination challenge brought against St. James Parish in Louisiana. Two faith- and community-based groups argued the Parish…

Tribal groups argued NMFS violated NEPA in adopting the harvest specifications because they relied on outdated EISs despite dramatic changes to the ecosystem that necessitated an updated…

A district court granted the Army Corps of Engineers' motion to dismiss a developer's challenge to the Corps' 2012 jurisdictional determination over certain wetlands in Virginia.…

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) in a challenge to regulations promulgated by the Commission that restricted where…

A district court granted summary judgment for a number of states in a challenge to a 2024 CEQ rule that revised regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA, including amendments…

The Second Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) in a challenge to enforcement of regulations prohibiting the harvesting of…

A district court granted an electric transmission developer's motion for preliminary injunction against Indiana's 2023 law that granted incumbent transmission owners a right of first…

A district court granted in part nonprofit and public interest groups' motion for summary judgment in a challenge to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS') 2020…

A district court dismissed a trade group's lawsuit challenging NMFS' implementation of an amendment to the groundfish fishery management plan (FMP) that changed how the halibut bycatch…

A district court granted the state of Louisiana's motion to permanently enjoin EPA from (1) enforcing disparate impact requirements under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act against any entity…