Environmental Law and Policy/Governance

The Fourth Circuit reversed in part a district court ruling in a lawsuit concerning a Maryland law that regulates the speech of renewable energy suppliers. Energy companies sought to preliminarily…

The Court of Federal Claims granted summary judgment for private property owners in Texas in a lawsuit concerning the Army Corps of Engineers' release of floodwaters from two reservoirs during a…

The Tenth Circuit denied a local helicopter operator's petition to review an order by FAA and the National Park Service issuing an air tour management plan for Bandelier National Monument. The…

A district court granted partial summary judgment for a business group in a challenge to a Texas law that prohibits covered state entities from investing in or contracting with companies that "…

A district court granted in part and denied in part nonprofit groups' motion to compel disclosure of Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) records relating to DOE's formation of an advisory…

The Fifth Circuit, in a split opinion, affirmed a district court's judgment in a lawsuit concerning a Texas city's development plan for a 343-acre public park. Church members who used the park for…

A district court dismissed a lawsuit brought by Kansas landowners and the city of Rossville challenging construction of a nearby large-scale industrial solar power project. The plaintiffs argued…

A district court granted an electric transmission developer's motion for preliminary injunction against Indiana's 2023 law that granted incumbent transmission owners a right of first refusal to…

A district court granted in part nonprofit and public interest groups' motion for summary judgment in a challenge to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS') 2020 rule concerning…

The D.C. Circuit granted in part and denied in part a trade group's petition to review the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA's) 2022 revised safety standards for…