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Sierra Club v. State Water Control Board
The Fourth Circuit denied environmental groups' petition to review Virginia's issuance of §401 certification under the CWA for construction of a natural gas pipeline. The groups argued that state agencies acted arbitrarily and capriciously in issuing the §401 certificate because the agencies didn'...
Cooling Water Intake Structure Coalition v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
The Second Circuit denied environmental groups' and industry associations' petitions to review a final rule promulgated by EPA establishing requirements for cooling water intake structures (CWISs) at existing power plants and manufacturing facilities, as well as a biological opinion jointly issued b...
New York v. BP P.L.C.
A district court granted oil companies' motion to dismiss New York City's case seeking damages for global warming-related injuries caused by greenhouse gas emissions resulting from combustion of the companies' fossil fuels. The companies argued that the city's claims should be dismissed because they...
Atchafalaya Basinkeeper v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
The Fifth Circuit vacated a lower court's decision to preliminarily enjoin a pipeline company from constructing part of a pipeline through the Atchafalaya Basin, a sensitive wetlands area in southern Louisiana. Environmental groups argued that the EAs conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (C...