A California appellate court held that a subdivision development project is not exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The county deemed the…

An Indiana appellate court held that the economic loss doctrine does not preclude a property owner from pursuing negligence claims against a company that previously operated a manufacturing site…

The Ninth Circuit held that the BLM violated NEPA when it approved a mining company's amendment to a plan of operations for an existing mineral exploration project in Nevada. The BLM took a…

The Tenth Circuit rejected environmental and citizens' groups challenge to a 2003 BLM resource management plan amendment allowing natural gas development in Wyoming's Powder River Basin…

A California appellate court denied a petition challenging a county board's approval of a coastal permit to construct a single-family home within the county's 100-foot riparian corridor…

A California appellate court held that a local development agency was not required to prepare a subsequent or supplemental environmental impact report (EIR) under the California Environmental…

The Florida Supreme Court held that commercial fishermen can recover for economic losses caused by the negligent release of pollutants even if they do not own any property damaged by that…

A California appellate court affirms a lower court's denial of a petition challenging a regional water board's imposition of a $25,000 fine against a company for a chemical spill on its…

The U.S. Supreme Court holds that North Carolina should not be held liable or subject to monetary sanctions for failing to fulfill its obligations to an interstate radioactive waste compact. Under…

The Fifth Circuit vacates an earlier ruling in which a panel reversed a lower court decision dismissing Mississippi residents' class action lawsuit against several energy, fossil fuel, and…