A California appellate court upheld the dismissal of a citizen group's California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) claim against a city for approving three tract maps within a specific subdivision…
A California appellate court reversed and remanded a lower court decision dismissing a consumer advocacy group's enforcement action against an oil company under California Safe Drinking Water and…
A district court denied a metal refining company's motion to dismiss as time barred Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) §107 claims filed against it. In…
The Supreme Court of Washington upheld the governor's approval of a wind energy project that had been rejected by the county in which the wind turbines will be placed. The Washington Energy…
A California appellate court ordered a local air pollution district to assess the public health impacts of a rule requiring large confined animal facilities to choose from a variety of mitigation…
A California appellate court reversed a lower court order requiring a city to set aside its water supply assessment prepared in connection with its general plan for future development. The…
The First Circuit reversed a lower court decision dismissing a developer's equal protection claim against a town for intentionally obstructing a condominium real estate development project. The…
The Second Circuit vacated and remanded a lower court decision granting summary judgment in favor of a company for water pollution allegedly caused by a former subsidiary's operation of a factory…
The Supreme Court of California held that under some circumstances, an agency's agreement allowing private development, conditioned on future compliance with the California Environmental Quality…
A California appellate court held that an environmental group challenging proposed revisions to a solid waste facility permit for a local landfill is entitled to an administrative hearing before…