The Washington Supreme Court reverses a lower court's dismissal of a criminal information for an alleged violation of conditions contained in a hydraulic project permit for logging operations affecting the water quality of a stream. The court holds that the statute delegating to the state Department...

The district court dismisses a suit challenging the adequacy of an environmental impact statement (EIS) prepared by the Corps of Engineers prior to issuing a landfill permit in connection with the construction of the Westway project in New York City. Although the Corps had made a final determination...

The court grants plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from disclosing trade secret research data submitted by pesticide manufacturers. Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), plaintiffs are required to sub...

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacates the district court's dismissal of a complaint challenging the invalidation by the Department of the Interior's Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) of two mining claims. The IBLA had invalidated the claims because they located quantities of cinders in excess of rea...

The district court remands, for violations of the Department of Energy Organization Act and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), regulations issued by the Department of Energy (DOE) amending the domestic crude oil allocation plan so as to adjust the economic benefits given small refiners pu...

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirms a lower court's refusal to issue a preliminary injunction prohibiting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from requiring the city of Los Angeles to undertake a temporary landfill project to dispose of sewage sludge from the Hyperion treatment plant. T...

The district court dismisses an action seeking an injunction against ongoing Federal Trade Commisssion (FTC) proceedings concerning possible antitrust violations by several cereal manufacturers located within plaintiff city. The basis of the claim is that in the event that the FTC ultimately decides...

The court grants an award of attorney fees under the Michigan Environmental Protection Act (MEPA) to plaintiffs who won a preliminary injunction against gypsy moth spraying programs in 1978 and 1979. Section 3(3) of MEPA does not limit a fees award to the prevailing party. the court emphasizes, but ...

Granting plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment, the court directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to propose rules for the testing of 18 "priority" chemicals, as required by the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Section 4 of the statute established the Interagency Testing Comm...

In an action in which the United States and the state of Virginia seek penalties and cleanup costs in connection with an oil spill, the court denies defendant's motion for summary judgment on the question of whether it may be held liable for the loss of migratory waterfowl. Though it agrees with def...