The court affirms the dismissal of an individual's complaint challenging the constitutionality of a Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management regulation restricting the number of…
The court dismisses in part and denies in part a petition for judicial review of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's decision to allow an owner and operator of a hydroelectric project…
The court upholds a bankruptcy court's settlement approval over the disposition of certain rights to harvested methane gas. Under the settlement, the bankrupt party—a company that collects…
The court reverses and remands a district court ruling in favor of a fungicide manufacturer that allegedly induced settlement of several commercial nurseries' prior products liability…
A court holds that a city need not prepare an environmental impact report (EIR) under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for a hotel project in San Diego, California. The potential…
A court upholds, with modification, a trial court decision in favor of an insurance company in a case involving an aerospace manufacturer's claim for coverage under numerous insurance…
A court holds that California Penal Code 653o, which bans the import of products made from certain animals, including kangaroos, into California is preempted by federal law and by general federal…
The court holds that although a Native American tribe may change the use of their water rights established under a 1944 federal court decree from irrigation use to instream use, it may not apply…
The court dismisses a petition challenging a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule allowing the director of an approved state landfill to grant variances from EPA criteria for sanitary…
A court dismisses a company's claims against the prior owners of its property for failing to remove drums, titanium grindings, and other metals from the site pursuant to a purchase agreement…