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North Carolina v. Hudson

The court holds that the Army Corps of Engineers' decision not to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for a water pipeline was not arbitrary, capricious, or an abuse of discretion, though other federal and state agencies concluded that the project might significantly impact the striped b...

Environmental Defense Fund v. NRC

The court upholds the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) 1987 amendments to its regulations modifying requirements governing the licensing of uranium mills and the disposition of tailings. Environmental organizations sought judicial review of NRC's final regulations claiming that NRC failed to ...

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. v. ASARCO, Inc.

The court holds that successor companies can be liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), according to federal common-law principles. In developing federal common law, the court looks to traditional rules of successor liability in operation in o...

Sierra Club v. Electronic Controls Design, Inc.

The court holds that the district court abused its discretion by failing to enter a proposed consent decree in a citizen suit under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) that provided for payments to private environmental organizations. The court holds that it has jurisdiction over this ap...

Kerr-McGee Chem. Corp. v. NRC

The court holds that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) interpretation of the definition of "byproduct material" in Atomic Energy Act (AEA) §11(e)(2) frustrates the purposes of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA) and is impermissible. In 1987, Illinois and the NRC agre...

United States v. Nassau, County of

The court affirms a district court decision to enter a consent decree requiring a county to construct dewatering facilities at one of its sewage treatment plants. The county and the Environmental Protection Agency entered into a consent decree to phase out the county's ocean dumping of sewage sludge...

Rye, Town of v. Skinner

The court holds that the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) finding of no significant impact under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for various proposed projects at the Westchester County Airport in New York was not arbitrary or capricious. The court holds that the FAA's actions a...

American Petroleum Inst. v. EPA

The court holds that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unlawfully exempted K061 waste, a zinc-bearing listed hazardous waste, from the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act's (RCRA's) restrictions on land disposal of hazardous wastes. In promulgating final regulations governing the disposal...

National Wildlife Fed'n v. Federal Energy Regulatory Comm'n

The court holds that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) complied with the Federal Power Act (FPA), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), and the National Environmental Policy Act in granting a license for construction and operation of a dam. The project, undertaken primarily ...

Environmental Defense Fund v. Reilly

The court rules that a party challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) denial of a citizens' petition under §21 of the Toxic Substances and Control Act (TSCA) may not simultaneously seek judicial review under §21 and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Environmental groups peti...