Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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8orig
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Arizona v. California
Ambiguous consent decree between United States and tribe too opaque to serve as foundation for issue preclusion. |
Environmental Law |
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Mar. 21, 2001 | |
99-35373
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Headwaters Inc. v. Talent Irrigation District
EPA approved label on aquatic herbicide does not eliminate obligation to obtain National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit. |
Environmental Law |
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Mar. 19, 2001 | |
99-56532
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Natural Resources Defense Council v. Southwest Marine Inc.
District court's order requiring ship-repair company to implement more stringent anti-pollution measures is not abuse of discretion. |
Environmental Law |
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Mar. 14, 2001 | |
99-1257
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Whitman v. American Trucking Associations Inc.
Clean Air Act doesn't permit Environmental Protection Agency to consider implementation costs in setting national ambient air quality standards. |
Environmental Law |
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Mar. 11, 2001 | |
99-35537
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Okanogan Highlands Alliance v. Williams
Forest Service adequately considered mitigating measures before approving plan to develop gold mine. |
Environmental Law |
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Mar. 2, 2001 | |
99-0624
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Defenders of Wildlife v. State of Arizona
State law that changes definition of navigability is preempted by federal statute and violates Arizona Constitution. |
Environmental Law |
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Feb. 20, 2001 | |
84,Orig.
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United States v. Alaska
Alaska's exception to United States' decision to offer coastal submerged lands for mineral leasing is rejected. |
Environmental Law |
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Feb. 14, 2001 | |
B129909
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Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London v. Superior Court (Powerine Oil Co.)
Insurer has no duty to indemnify insured for the expense of complying with formal administrative environmental cleanup orders. |
Environmental Law |
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Feb. 1, 2001 | |
99-30144
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U.S. v. Fejes
Hunting guide who provides guide services to individuals who illegally take caribou violates Lacey Act. |
Environmental Law |
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Feb. 1, 2001 | |
99-16384
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Tinoqui-Chalola Council v. U.S. Department of Energy
Federal agency was not required to engage in consultation regarding endangered species prior to selling land to petroleum company. |
Environmental Law |
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Feb. 1, 2001 | |
99-2346
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Bravos v. Environmental Protection Agency
Collateral estoppel may not be used to only be used as bar to litigation where issue was litigated in previous case and involved same party. |
Environmental Law |
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Jan. 17, 2001 | |
99-17076
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Ecological Rights Foundation v. Pacific Lumber Co.
Environmental groups may sue on behalf of members whose aesthetic and recreational interests were harmed by creek pollution. |
Environmental Law |
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Jan. 4, 2001 | |
97-55429
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Desert Citizens Against Pollution v. Bisson
Environmental organization has standing to challenge land exchange that does not fulfill statutory requirements establishing value of federal lands. |
Environmental Law |
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Jan. 4, 2001 | |
C024576
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Planning and Conservation League v. Dept. of Water Resources
Department of Water Resources has duty to serve as lead agency in assessing environmental consequences of water projects involving State. |
Environmental Law |
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Nov. 30, 2000 | |
G026580
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Vedanta Society of Southern California v. California Quartet Ltd.
Appeal of environmental impact report certified by unelected planning commission must be affirmed by majority vote of elected body. |
Environmental Law |
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Nov. 30, 2000 | |
99-35675
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Hells Canyon Alliance v. United States Forest Service
Forest Service found to have adequately considered alternatives to protect river designated as wild and scenic. |
Environmental Law |
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Nov. 28, 2000 | |
99-55342
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Unocal Corp. v. United States
Oil company not responsible for damages caused by pipeline rupture caused by construction contractor, when company exercised due care. |
Environmental Law |
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Nov. 2, 2000 | |
99-35642
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Friends of the Clearwater v. Dombeck
National Environmental Policy Act requires U.S. Forest Service to timely consider impact of new environmental information on proposed timber sale. |
Environmental Law |
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Nov. 2, 2000 | |
99-35847
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Idaho Sporting Congress Inc. v. Alexander
Evidence of environmental harm caused by logging activities constitutes possible irreparable harm justifying injunctive relief. |
Environmental Law |
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Nov. 2, 2000 | |
99-30242
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U.S v. Ertsgaard
Commercial fisherman's violations of individual fishing quota regulations developed by Northern Pacific Fishery Management Council are subject to prosecution under Lacey Act. |
Environmental Law |
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Nov. 2, 2000 | |
B126659
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Federation of Hillside and Canyon Associations v. City of Los Angeles
City development plan must ensure that measures to mitigate adverse environmental effects will be implemented. |
Environmental Law |
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Nov. 2, 2000 | |
C024576
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Planning and Conservation League v. Dept. of Water Resources
Department of Water Resources has duty to serve as lead agency in assessing environmental consequences of water projects involving State. |
Environmental Law |
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Oct. 26, 2000 | |
98-15038
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Southwest Center for Biological Diversity v. Babbitt
Indian tribe isn't necessary party to lawsuit where its interests are represented by agency defendants. |
Environmental Law |
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Oct. 25, 2000 | |
A070588
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Friends of the Old Trees v. California Dept. of Forestry & Fire Protection (Van Alstyne)
Department of Forestry cannot approve modified timber harvest plan without considering cumulative impacts analysis and alternatives. |
Environmental Law |
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Oct. 9, 2000 | |
E024373
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Cadiz Land Co. Inc. v. Rail Cycle L.P.
Report with insufficient information regarding potential groundwater contamination by proposed landfill should not be certified. |
Environmental Law |
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Oct. 3, 2000 | |
C029659
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Friends of Mammoth v. Town of Mammoth Lakes Redevelopment Agency
Environmental impact report for redevelopment plan must contain as much environmental review as possible. |
Environmental Law |
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Oct. 3, 2000 | |
98-55056
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Carson Harbor Village Ltd. v. Unocal Corporation
Landowner who remedies contamination for business reasons is not prevented from recovering costs from prior owners. |
Environmental Law |
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Sep. 22, 2000 | |
99-35017
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Ninilchik Traditional Council v. U.S.
Alaska's priority for subsistence hunting of moose doesn't always pre-empt statutory goals of conservation and recreation. |
Environmental Law |
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Sep. 22, 2000 | |
99-35675
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Hells Canyon Alliance v. US Forest Service
Forest Service found to have adequately considered alternatives to protect river designated as wild and scenic. |
Environmental Law |
|
Sep. 22, 2000 | |
98-4202
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Southern Utah Wilderness v. Dabney
National Park Service can bar off-road vehicles from using national park if evidence shows such use cause permanent impairment to park. |
Environmental Law |
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Sep. 19, 2000 |