Weekly Cases Update Volume 44, Issue 12

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Volume 44, Issue 29

ELR 2022713-1259(D.C. Cir., )

The D.C. Circuit upheld an NRC order transferring regulatory authority over decommissioning activities at a former aluminum production plant to the state of New Jersey under the Atomic Energy Act. New Jersey’s regulatory regime is adequate and compatible with the NRC’s regulatory program.

Keywords:
Atomic Energy Act (AEA), Nuclear Waste
ELR 202282:13-5006(S.D. W. Va., )

A district court denied a mining company's motion for partial judgment in a case filed against it for alleged CWA and SMCRA violations.

Keywords:
"In violation of effluent standard or limitation" construed, Water quality standards, §303
ELR 202241:13-CV-01232(E.D. Cal., )

A district court granted summary judgment in favor of the U.S.

Keywords:
Water-related projects, Quantity, Fisheries