The D.C. Circuit held that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) did not violate the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Water Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, or…
A Michigan appellate court affirmed a lower court judgment ordering a company to investigate and, if necessary, to clean up contamination at a former foundry operation. The company argued that the…
The First Circuit affirmed a lower court order permanently enjoining several members and officials of the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board from imposing a $76 million fine on an oil company…
A California appellate court held that an environmental group's claims against a county concerning certain trails are not time barred. The group claimed that the county board approved…
The First Circuit denied Massachusetts' petition for review of a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) order denying its request to participate directly in a re-licensing proceeding of two…
A California appellate court affirmed a lower court decision upholding amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento and San Joaquin River basin. Defendants presented sufficient…
A district court dismissed environmental groups' claim that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has never undertaken the study of coal mining wastes requested by Congress and,…
The Tenth Circuit reversed a lower court's grant of attorneys fees in favor of an environmental group under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) despite its obtaining a preliminary…
A California appellate court affirmed a lower court decision denying a property owner's petition challenging changes to a city's zoning rules. The city's general land use plan…
An Illinois appellate court reversed and remanded a preliminary injunction enjoining a farmer from constructing or operating a hog farm on his property. Completion of the hog confinement building…