The Ninth Circuit vacated a lower court decision granting in part and denying in part cross-motions for summary judgment in a case concerning the validity of the federal government's policy…
The Virginia Supreme Court held that an environmental group has standing to appeal the State Water Control Board's approval of a wastewater discharge permit affecting the James River. The…
The Second Circuit upheld the dismissal of rescue, search, and cleanup workers' substantive due process complaint against federal officials for knowingly issuing false statements about air…
The Eleventh Circuit held that a district court should have remanded to state court individuals' strict liability claims against a development company for groundwater and surface water…
A California appellate court upheld the invalidation of a municipal services agreement between a Native American tribe and a city concerning the tribe's plan to build a gaming facility on…
A California appellate court held that a city violated the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in approving new commercial development on vacant land. One of the CEQA's two major…
A district court awarded an environmental group attorneys fees, expert fees, and costs in connection with its underlying Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and…
A Pennsylvania court upheld a state environmental agency's decision to issue an air quality permit authorizing the construction of a waste coal-fired power plant capable of generating…
The Seventh Circuit upheld the dismissal of landowners' takings claim against a city for allowing their land to become flooded due to city-owned stormwater detention ponds and a wastewater…
A California appellate court held that a county board's certification of an environmental impact report (EIR) and approval of a conditional use permit (CUP) regarding a proposed expansion of…