The court holds that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reasonably exercised its authority to impose wildlife protective conditions and flow rates in the annual licenses issued to two hydroelectric power facilities. Pursuant to the court's previous decision, FERC amended one license and...
The court denies a request for rehearing en banc of its prior decision, which held that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reasonably exercised its authority to impose wildlife protective conditions and flow rates in the annual licenses issued to two hydroelectric power facilities. A ju...
The court holds that the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) properly issued solid waste construction and air emissions permits for the construction of a proposed resource recovery facility. The court first holds that the application for the solid waste construction permit was c...
The court holds that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) failed to comply with §306 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA) in issuing a policy statement containing nonmandatory elements for powerplant licensee training programs. NWPA §306 directs the NRC to promulgate "regulations...
The court holds that a chemical company violated the effluent discharge, monitoring, and reporting requirements of its national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit, and that environmental organizations have standing to seek injunctive relief against the company for these violations...
The court holds that the Air Force violated the discharge limitation and monitoring requirements of its national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit at a base in New Jersey and orders the Air Force to build a new wastewater treatment plant on schedule and to take further action to ...
The court holds that plaintiff environmental groups are entitled to summary judgment on liability in a Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) citizen suit alleging a petroleum company violated its national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit for excess discharges of permitted ...
The court holds that a manufacturer of electroplated copper circuit foil violated the bioassay effluent limitation in its national pollutant discharge elimination system permit, and environmental groups bringing a citizen suit against the manufacturer under §505 of the Federal Water Pollution Contr...
The court preliminarily enjoins a New Jersey industrial company in a Federal Water Pollution Control Act citizen suit from further violating its New Jersey pollutant discharge elimination system permit at one of its facility's discharge points, after it was previously found liable for multiple viola...
The court holds that the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to impose effluent limitations on the internal waste streams of a national pollutant discharge elimination system permittee. The permit at issue contains effluent limitations on ...