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Strycker's Bay Neighborhood Council, Inc. v. Karlen

In a per curiam order, the Supreme Court reverses the decision of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Karlen v. Harris, 9 ELR 20001. At issue was a plan by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to redesignate a site in New York City for a proposed low-income housing project. The C...

Earth Resources Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Comm'n

The court dismisses as not within its limited jurisdiction under the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act (ANGTA) petitions by the State of Alaska and an Alaskan energy company to review an order of the Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) setting design specifications and initial capacity for the A...

Energy Action Educ. Found. v. Andrus

The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirms a lower court decision refusing to issue a preliminary injunction prohibiting the Secretary of the Interior from conducting further lease sales for oil and exploration on the outer continental shelf until regulations implementing a fu...

Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Ass'n v. Andrus

The court declares that portions of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA), ELR Stat. & Reg. 42401, including provisions restricting steep-slope coal mining, violate the Fifth and Tenth Amendments and permanently enjoins their enforcement. The court first declines to rule on the ...

Wisconsin Heritages, Inc. v. Harris

The court denies a motion to require a nonprofit organization to post a security bond for a preliminary injunction. Previously, the court had preliminarily enjoined demolition of a historic mansion as part of an urban renewal project and required the federal Department of Housing and Urban Developme...

Citizens for Responsible Area Growth v. Adams

The court preliminarily enjoins further construction near and related to a regional airport pending preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Three federal agencies have or are about to grant funds for different parts of the work...

Citizens for a Better Env't v. Costle

Affirming the district court, the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals concludes that a suit to compel the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue standards to determine whether sewage sludge qualifies as a hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is no...

United States v. Texas Pipe Line Co.

The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals affirms the assessment against appellant under §311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of a $2,500 civil penalty for the discharge of 600 gallons of oil into a small creek. That the creek into which the oil was discharged was not capable of supporting navi...

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. v. Callaway

The court denies defendants' renewed motions for summary judgment in a suit concerning Lock and Dam 26 on the Mississippi River. After Congress enacted legislation authorizing construction of the waterway project at issue, defendants moved for dismissal of plaintiffs' claim challenging the adequacy ...

Wilsonville, Village of v. SCA Servs., Inc.

The appellate court affirms a lower court's issuance of an injunction prohibiting continued operation of a licensed landfill for the disposal of hazardous chemical wastes and ordering the operator to remove the wastes buried there and restore the site. The trial court had jurisdiction to hear plaint...