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Citizens Against Airport Pollution v. City of San Jose
City of San Jose is not required to conduct further environmental review due to adjustments in existing plan to improve San Jose International Airport. 		Environmental Law Jul. 6, 2014
SPRAWLDEF v. San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (Waste Connections Inc.)
Landfill expansion project moves forward because agency’s rejection of reduced-size alternative as economically infeasible was reasonable. 		Environmental Law Jun. 26, 2014
Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA
EPA may regulate greenhouse gas emissions from ‘stationary sources’ by requiring sources to comply with ‘best available control technology’ provisions. 		Environmental Law Jun. 23, 2014
Light v. State Water Resources Control Board
State Water Resources Control Board has authority to enact regulations restricting commercial use of Russian River water by agriculturalists to protect endangered salmon. 		Environmental Law Jun. 17, 2014
Citizens for a Green San Mateo v. San Mateo County Community College District
Environmental group’s challenge to San Mateo college district’s removal of trees on campus as part of facility improvement project fails as untimely filed. 		Environmental Law Jun. 17, 2014
CTS Corp. v. Waldburger
CERCLA does not preempt North Carolina’s statute of repose, barring landowner’s tort claim against electronics plant operator who sold plant 24 years ago. 		Environmental Law Jun. 10, 2014
San Francisco Beautiful v. City and County of San Francisco (AT&T California)
AT&T may install 726 new utility cabinets in San Francisco as part of its project to upgrade Internet speeds without environmental review under CEQA. 		Environmental Law Jun. 2, 2014
SPRAWLDEF v. San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (Waste Connections Inc.)
Landfill expansion project moves forward because agency’s rejection of reduced-size alternative as economically infeasible was reasonable. 		Environmental Law May 30, 2014
Sierra Club v. County of Fresno (Friant Ranch L.P.)
Fresno County must set aside its approval of environmental impact report for retirement community, because it failed to properly analyze impacts on air quality. 		Environmental Law May 29, 2014
People of the State of California ex rel. Imperial County Air Pollution Control District v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior
Secretary of Interior complies with NEPA in approving environmental impact statement regarding effects of water transfer agreements on Salton Sea. 		Environmental Law May 20, 2014
In Defense of Animals v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management’s 2010 gather of wild horses and burros near California-Nevada border due to overpopulation does not violate federal law. 		Environmental Law May 13, 2014
League of Wilderness Defenders/Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project v. Connaughton
U.S. Forest Service must prepare new environmental impact statement for logging project following withdrawal of Travel Management Plan for off-road motorized travel. 		Environmental Law May 9, 2014
EPA v. EME Homer City Generation L.P.
EPA may employ cost-benefit analysis in determining emitting states’ responsibility for reducing other states’ inability to meet air quality standards. 		Environmental Law Apr. 30, 2014
Natural Resources Defense Council v. Jewell
Bureau of Reclamation must consult with FWS before renewing contracts related to California delta, because it had some discretion to benefit threatened delta smelt. 		Environmental Law Apr. 17, 2014
California Clean Energy Committee v. City of Woodland (Petrovich Development Co. LLC)
City's environmental impact report for shopping center violates CEQA by failing to mitigate urban decay and properly assess alternatives and energy impacts. 		Environmental Law Apr. 2, 2014
Organized Village of Kake v. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
USDA properly changes its rules to exempt Alaska's Tongass National Forest from Roadless Rule based on need to end ongoing federal litigation. 		Environmental Law Mar. 27, 2014
Citizens for Environmental Responsibility v. State of California ex rel. 14th District Agricultural Association (Stars of Justice Inc.)
Santa Cruz County Fairground does not need to conduct environmental review before holding rodeo, because fairground had been used for similar events in past. 		Environmental Law Mar. 27, 2014
Center for Biological Diversity v. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (The Newhall Land and Farming Co.)
Newhall Ranch development’s environmental impact report sufficiently provides mitigation efforts to minimize impacts on endangered stickleback fish. 		Environmental Law Mar. 21, 2014
San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. Jewell
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s biological opinion regarding harmful impacts of water projects on endangered delta smelt is valid based on best science available. 		Environmental Law Mar. 14, 2014
HonoluluTraffic.com v. Federal Transit Administration
City of Honolulu may continue construction of high-speed rail to ease traffic congestion despite challenge related to rejection of project alternatives. 		Environmental Law Feb. 19, 2014
Lotus v. Dept. of Transportation
Caltrans must revisit approval of change to Highway 101 because environmental impact report did not detail impacts on old growth redwood trees next to highway. 		Environmental Law Jan. 31, 2014
Native Village of Point Hope v. Jewell
United States must redo environmental impact analysis for new gas and oil drilling projects off northwest coast of Alaska. 		Environmental Law Jan. 23, 2014
Drakes Bay Oyster Co. v. Jewell
U.S. Secretary of Interior properly allows Drakes Bay Oyster Co.’s permit for commercial oyster farming in Northern California to expire. 		Environmental Law Jan. 15, 2014
Foothill Communities Coalition v. County of Orange (Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange)
Unusual ‘spot zoning’ arrangement for senior residential housing in Orange County is permitted because it serves the public interest. 		Environmental Law Jan. 14, 2014
Save the Plastic Bag Coalition v. City and County of San Francisco
San Francisco ordinance validly expands restrictions on use of 'checkout bags' by retail establishments without environmental review. 		Environmental Law Jan. 7, 2014
Parker Shattuck Neighbors v. Berkeley City Council (CityCentric Investments LLC)
Group’s challenge to development project fails because its potential threats to construction workers and future residents are not significant enough. 		Environmental Law Dec. 31, 2013
Jones v. National Marine Fisheries Service
Army Corps of Engineers properly considers risk of hexavalent chromium generation in approving company’s permit to mine mineral sands in Oregon. 		Environmental Law Dec. 23, 2013
California Building Industry Association v. Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Order 		Environmental Law Nov. 28, 2013
City of Irvine v. County of Orange
Orange County may delay analysis of potential environmental effects of proposed expansion of jail facilities on land next to City of Irvine. 		Environmental Law Nov. 25, 2013
State Dept. of Finance v. Commission on State Mandates (County of Los Angeles)
California does not have to reimburse Los Angeles County for cost of installing trash receptacles and inspecting construction sites as part of stormwater sewer permit. 		Environmental Law Nov. 14, 2013
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