Governance

The court holds that two nonprofit organizations and an individual author lack standing to challenge the alleged failure of the Secretaries of Energy, Agriculture, and the Interior to comply with…

The court holds that nonprofit organizations interested in protecting and preserving the waters of Ascension Parish, Louisiana, do not have standing to sue. The court finds that the organizations…

The court holds that the district court, in applying the rule of reason, did not abuse its discretion in dissolving an injunction when it held that the environmental impact statements (EISs)…

The court vacates a district court's refusal to grant attorney fees to an environmental organization that prevailed in an action to enjoin the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from completing a…

The court holds that the district court abused its discretion by imposing sanctions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 on an insured company that sought coverage from a secondary insurer for…

The court holds that the Department of Energy's (DOE's) storage of additional nuclear waste at an existing storage facility does not constitute construction or modification subject to…

The court holds that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) properly refused a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to release conflict of interest forms filed by members of EPA'…

The court holds that the district court improperly ruled on summary judgment that two Ohio statutes regulating the import of solid waste generated in other states for disposal in Ohio violates the…

The court, applying New Jersey law, holds that comprehensive general liability (CGL) insurance policies containing original and modified pollution exclusion provisions do not provide an insured…

The court holds en banc that the arbitrary and capricious standard of review applies to agency decisions not to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) under the National Environmental…