Weekly Cases Update Volume 41, Issue 7

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Volume 41, Issue 15

ELR 20185No. 10-11890(Bankr. D. Del., )

A bankruptcy court held that a property owner's CERCLA and state environmental law claims against the prior property owner are not "core" claims and, thus, fall outside the jurisdiction of the owner's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

Keywords:
Bankruptcy
ELR 20190No. 09-509562(Sup. Ct. Cal. , )

A California court ordered the California Air Resources Board to set aside its "functional equivalent document" and scoping plan to reduce greenhouse gases as it relates to cap and trade.

Keywords:
Climate Change (generally), California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
ELR 20189No. A126558(Cal. App. 4th Dist., )

A California appellate court held that a city's revised environmental impact report (EIR) for a proposed development project along an estuary complies with the California Environmental Quality Act.

Keywords:
Environmental Assessment/Impact Statement, Environmental impact reports (EIRs)
ELR 20183Nos. 10-1664, -1668(1st Cir. , )

The First Circuit held that the U.S. Coast Guard violated NEPA when it issued regulations that preempt state environmental law with respect to tank vessels in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.

Keywords:
Categorical exemption
ELR 20176No. 09-2567(3d Cir. , )

The Third Circuit denied environmental groups' petition for review of an NRC decision granting a license renewal for the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station.

Keywords:
Licensing process, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)