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Highland Park, City of v. Train

The court dismisses a suit to enjoin further construction on a highway expansion project and an adjacent shopping center complex for failure to state a claim under either the Clean Air Act or NEPA for which relief can be granted. The court strictly construes the Clean Air Act's requirement that noti...

Environmental Defense Fund v. Callaway

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirms a lower court's ruling that the environmental impact statement for the Corps of Engineers' Truman Dam project on the Osage River adequately complies with the requirements of NEPA. The district court correctly refused to grant plaintiffs' request for a prel...

Ybarra v. Los Altos Hills, City of

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirms a lower court's decision upholding the constitutionality of the large-lot zoning ordinance of a California suburban community. Plaintiffs, a group of Mexican-Americans wishing to construct a low-income multifamily housing project on certain land within the ...

Bass Anglers Sportsman Soc'y of Am. v. Scholze Tannery

Provisions in Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 awarding individual one-half criminal fine imposed upon polluter his information helped convict does not afford individual right to maintain civil qui tam action for the reward in face of U.S. Attorney's unwillingness to bring action against alleged pollu...

In re Cross-Florida Barge Canal

Suit brought by conservation organization seeking injunction against construction of the Cross-Florida Barge Canal is consolidated with the suit brought by the Canal Authority of Florida to enjoin the enforcement of the Presidential Order which suspended Canal construction. While the legal issues in...

Gerbing v. ITT Rayonier

Even if the government has failed to act, the Refuse Act does not authorize a civil qui tam action by a private party aimed at imposing criminal penalties on a suspected polluter.
Counsel for Plaintiff:S. Gordon BlalockBlalock, Holbrook, Lewis, Paul & Bennet730 American Heritage Life Building11...

Hopewell, Township of v. Volpe

Where New Jersey township previously lost battle over location of portion of I-95 in state court it is barred by res judicata from maintaining identical action against state defendants in U.S. District Court and by collateral estoppel from maintaining same action against newly included federal defen...

Harrison v. Department of Highways

Nevada law holds that state agency determinations resulting from proceedings that are conducted according to regulations of which interested parties are unaware are subject to invalidation on those grounds. If persons seeking to invalidate the decision knew of the operative regulation, however, reli...

Friends of the Earth v. Federal Communications Comm'n

Spot commercials shown over WNBC-TV in New York City advertising big cars and leaded gasoline present one side of a controversial issue of public importance and are thus subject to the mandates of the Fairness Doctrine. The merits of using larger cars and more powerful gasolines in a pollution-conta...

Wayne County Dep't of Health v. Chrysler Corp.

In a suit brought under the Michigan Environmental Protection Act of 1970, the court grants plaintiff health department's request for an interlocutory order requiring Chrysler Corporation to undertake specified precautionary and pollution control measures and orders each of the parties to advise the...