WildEarth Guardians v. United States Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement,
A district court held that OSM violated NEPA when it approved the expansion of two Colorado mines. The court agreed with environmental groups that OSM violated NEPA by failing to seek public involvement during the review process and by failing to publish notice of the resulting EAs and FONSIs. OSM a...
PCS Nitrogen, Inc. v. Ross Development Corp.
A district court held that a corporation subject to an EPA unilateral administrative order (UAO) in connection with the Columbia Nitrogen Superfund site in Charleston, South Carolina, may seek contribution under CERCLA §113 and not §107. Defendant companies argued that the corporation was preclude...
Federal Forest Resource Coalition v. Vilsack
A district court held that trade associations and nonprofit corporations representing members of the timber industry lack standing to challenge the Forest Service's 2012 planning rule governing development of individual land and resource management plans for the 155 national forests and 20 national ...