The D.C. Circuit ordered FERC to reconsider its reporting rules for interstate natural gas pipelines. During the public comment period, petitioners—a national trade association of gas utility…
A district court denied a manufacturer's motion for preliminary injunction to retain the "Energy Star" energy efficiency label that DOE ordered it to remove from approximately 40,000 of its…
The Supreme Court of Vermont reversed and remanded a lower court’s decision that granted a corporate officer’s motion to dismiss the complaint of a property owner for trespass and nuisance.…
A California court voided an agreement between California and the four major Southern California water agencies (Metropolitan Water District, Imperial Irrigation District, Coachella Valley Water…
The Eight Circuit affirmed a lower court decision that granted a project developer’s motion to dismiss subordinate bondholders’ claims for breach of contract and equitable accounting, as well as…
A district court held that an insurance company has a duty to defend a shooting range operator in an underlying CWA, RCRA, and nuisance lawsuit concerning the discharge of lead shot into the…
A district court remanded to state court a city's CWA and state law claims against another city challenging its imposition of a 25% surcharge on wastewater treatment services. The plaintiff city…
A district court dismissed a landowner’s fraud and conspiracy counterclaims against the Virgin Islands on grounds of sovereign immunity. The Virgin Islands government filed suit against the…
The Third Circuit affirmed a lower court decision denying a mining company's motion to expand a preliminary injunction and enjoin asbestos claims against the state of Montana arising from the…
A district court denied EPA's and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' motion to transfer to Arizona a lawsuit brought by housing and construction associations challenging the agencies' designation…