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Natural Resources Defense Council v. EPA

The court holds that Clean Air Act (CAA) §110(k)(4) does not authorize the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to grant conditional approvals for basic or enhanced vehicle inspection/maintenance (I/M) program submittals that contain no substantive measures but only promise submission of such...

Nevada Land Action Ass'n v. U.S. Forest Serv.

The court holds that the U.S. Forest Service (Service) did not violate the National Forest Management Act (NFMA) in developing a land and resource management plan for the Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada. The court first holds that an association of ranchers who have permits to use the forest for l...

New Jersey v. Long Island Power Auth.

The court holds that neither the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) or the U.S. Coast Guard's actions concerning the shipping of partially irradiated reactor fuel by barge through New Jersey coastal waters triggered environmental impact assessment requirements for those agencies under the ...

New York v. SCA Servs.

The court holds that a solid waste collection and transport company may be held liable under §107(a)(3) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as arranging for transport of hazardous waste that was eventually disposed of at the Cortese landfill in Narr...

New York State Dep't of Envtl. Conservation v. Department of Energy

The court holds that regulatory fees assessed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC) against the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as a generator and transporter of hazardous waste and as a wastewater discharger do not constitute an impermissible state tax on the federa...

Nez Perce Tribe v. Idaho Power Co.

Incorporating a magistrate judge's findings, reasoning, and conclusions, the court holds that the Nez Perce Tribe does not have a legally cognizable cause of action for an award of monetary damages under the Federal Power Act (FPA), federal common law, or state common law against a power company due...

In re Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.

The court holds that the New York Department of Environmental Conservation's (DEC's) review of a utility's application for a Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) §401 certification is limited to considering the state water quality standards approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agenc...

Northeast Doran, Inc. v. Key Bank of Me.

Adopting the recommendations of a magistrate judge, the court holds that a bank is not liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as an "owner or operator" of property it acquired in foreclosure and then sold without revealing to the purchaser tha...

Northeast Doran, Inc. v. Key Bank of Me.

The court affirms a district court decision that a bank is not liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as an "owner or operator" of property it acquired in foreclosure and then promptly sold without revealing to the purchaser that it was contam...