Rocky Mountain Peace & Justice Center v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service
A district court affirmed FWS' decision to modify the location of certain planned multi-use trails in Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge. Nonprofit groups argued FWS violated NEPA by failing to prepare a supplemental EIS for the trail modifications and improperly relying on categorical exclusions ...
Los Angeles, City of v. Dickson
In an unpublished opinion, the Ninth Circuit granted in part and dismissed in part a challenge to two FAA actions concerning a revised flight path at Los Angeles International Airport. The cities of Los Angeles and Culver City argued the FAA violated NEPA, the National Historic Preservation Act (NHP...
General III, LLC v. Chicago, City of
A district court dismissed a lawsuit concerning the city of Chicago’s delay in issuing an operating permit for a recycling facility in the city’s Southeast Side neighborhood. The company argued its constitutional rights were being violated as a result of the city’s delay of the permit review p...
PennEast Pipeline Co., LLC v. New Jersey
The U.S. Supreme Court held, 5-4, that the Natural Gas Act (NGA) authorizes FERC certificate holders to condemn all necessary rights-of-way, whether owned by private parties or states, in a lawsuit concerning construction of a 116-mile natural gas pipeline from Pennsylvania to New Jersey. The compan...