A district court dismissed environmental groups' claims that emergency orders issued by the state of Louisiana following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita conflict with and/or are preempted by the…

The Third Circuit remanded a lower court decision that all of New Jersey's health, safety, and environmental regulations concerning the transfer of solid waste from truck to rail car were…

A district court denied the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) motion to preliminarily enjoin Nevada from interfering with DOE's use of water for bore hole drilling so that it may…

The Ninth Circuit granted the U.S. Navy's emergency motion to stay a preliminary injunction prohibiting its use of sonar during training activities. Environmental groups argued that the Navy…

A California appellate court held that a city did not abuse its discretion in approving a residential and business development project. The city's land use plan envisioned business and…

The Ninth Circuit upheld the U.S. Forest Service's ban on rock climbing on Cave Rock, a large rock formation on the eastern shore of Lake Tahoe, Nevada. While the formation holds religious…

A California appellate court affirmed the dismissal of residents' claims against two groups of water purveyors—one regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC), and the other…

The Eleventh Circuit reversed and remanded a lower court decision allowing a chicken plant owner's equal protection claims against various state and local officials to go forward. The owner…

The Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court decision that the Clean Air Act (CAA) does not preempt certain provisions of local "fleet rules" requiring operators to meet specified emission…

The Montana Supreme Court held that where adequate alternative remedies exist under the common law or statute, the right to a clean and healthful environment under the Montana Constitution does…