The Supreme Court of California reversed a lower court decision in favor of conservation groups challenging the state forestry department's approval of three timber harvest plans that allow…

The Ninth Circuit held that federal law preempts Washington State's Cleanup Priority Act, a statute enacted through the passage of a voter initiative. The Act was intended to "prevent…

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…

A Minnesota appellate court upheld a state environmental agency decision denying a mining company's request to eliminate the "control-city" standard from its air quality permit. The…

The Ninth Circuit vacated in part, reversed in part, and remanded a lower court decision denying environmental groups' request to intervene in a Quiet Title Act action concerning a county…

The Fourth Circuit held that the Natural Gas Act (NGA) preempts a county bill prohibiting the siting of any liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal within 1,000 feet from the Chesapeake Bay and its…

The Ninth Circuit held that a district court had the authority to order and enforce the pretrial disclosures of government witnesses and evidentiary documents in a pending criminal case concerning…

A California appellate court affirmed a lower court decision holding unripe a construction company's takings claim against the California Coastal Commission for denying its application of a…

A California appellate court held that a subdivision project that a county initially approved but for which subsequent delays caused the tentative map to expire is not a new project for purposes…

A district court dismissed claims that the workplace safety exposure levels—or threshold limit values—for silica, copper, n-propyl bromide, and diesel particulate matter are adopted by the…