National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

A district court granted in part and denied in part environmental groups' motion for summary judgment in a challenge to BLM's approval of a logging project in western Oregon. The groups argued the…

A district court granted tribes' and nonprofit groups' motion for a temporary restraining order in two lawsuits challenging the Forest Service's authorization of an exploratory drilling project on…

The Eleventh Circuit, 2-1, vacated a district court ruling that preliminarily enjoined further construction on a facility constructed by the state of Florida in the Everglades to assist in…

A district court granted the state of Maryland's motion for preliminary injunction in a challenge to federal agencies' plans to convert a vacant commercial warehouse into an immigration detention…

A district court granted in part and denied in part environmental groups' motion for summary judgment in a challenge to the Forest Service's approval of a logging and burning project in Bitterroot…

A district court granted in part and denied in part environmental groups' motion for summary judgment in a challenge to the Forest Service's and FWS' approval of a logging project in Flathead…

A district court denied environmental groups' motion for summary judgment in a challenge to timber targets set by the Forest Service and certain timber projects. The groups argued the Service…

The Ninth Circuit dismissed for lack of standing two cities' petitions to review FAA's publication of its categorical exclusion (CE) and record of decision (ROD) related to implementation of new…

A district court granted environmental groups' motion for summary judgment in a challenge to BLM's approval of an oil drilling project in Wyoming. The groups argued BLM violated NEPA, the APA,…

A district court on remand granted summary judgment for environmental groups in a lawsuit concerning the Forest Service's application of a categorical exclusion (CE) to three commercial projects…