Public Citizen, Inc. v. Trump
A district court denied public interest groups' motion for partial summary judgment in challenging an Executive Order that required federal agencies to repeal two existing rules for each new rule promulgated. The groups argued they established associational standing based on injuries that two of the...
National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
The Second Circuit vacated a decision by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation denying a state water quality certification for construction of a natural gas pipeline through northwestern Pennsylvania and western New York. The pipeline company argued that the Department's denial...
Atchafalaya Basinkeeper v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
A district court denied environmental groups' motion to preliminarily enjoin a pipeline company from continuing construction on an oil pipeline in the Atchafalaya Basin. The groups sought the injunction to prevent alleged irreparable harm to the basin, arguing that the company was violating key perm...