Save the Colorado v. Semonite
A district court held that the Army Corps of Engineers violated the CWA and NEPA by issuing a dredge-and-fill permit to a municipal water utility to allow a dam expansion project in Denver. Environmental groups argued the Corps violated the CWA by excluding alternatives as impracticable based on an ...
Sierra Club v. Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
In an unpublished opinion, the Sixth Circuit granted environmental groups' motion to stay CWA permits issued for construction of a proposed pipeline in Tennessee. The groups argued the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) and the Army Corps of Engineers violated the CWA by fai...
National Wildlife Federation v. Lohr
A district court denied USDA's motion to alter judgment in a lawsuit challenging the Natural Resources Conservation Service's (NRCS') 2020 final rule concerning pre-1996 wetland certifications. An environmental group had challenged the rule, arguing it violated the APA, the ESA, and NEPA. The court ...
Don't Cage Our Oceans v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
A district court granted in part and denied in part summary judgment for environmental groups in a challenge to the Army Corps of Engineers' nationwide permit authorizing the installation of structures in finfish aquaculture operations. The groups argued the Corps did not comply with its obligations...