Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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98-56242
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Wetlands Action Network v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
National Environmental Policy Act not violated when U.S. Army Corps of Engineers fails to prepare Envirnomental Impact Statement before issuing development permit on wetlands. |
Environmental Law |
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Aug. 29, 2000 | |
98-36135
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Metcalf v. Daley
Federal defendants violate NEPA when preparing environmental assessment after authorizing tribe to resume whaling. |
Environmental Law |
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Aug. 25, 2000 | |
E024244
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Cucamongans United for Reasonable Expansion v. City of Rancho Cucamonga (Lauren Development Inc.)
Supplemental environmental impact report is only required when new information of substantial importance is discovered. |
Environmental Law |
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Aug. 25, 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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Aug. 25, 2000 | |
99-15388
|
People v. United States
Claims based entirely on state and local air pollution laws do not give rise to federal causes of action. |
Environmental Law |
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Aug. 25, 2000 | |
98-36247
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United States v. Asarco Inc.
Jurisdiction to adjudicate validity of expansion of environmentally protected property boundaries vests exclusively in D.C. Circuit. |
Environmental Law |
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Aug. 25, 2000 | |
S065841
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Connecticut Indemnity Co. v. Superior Court
In determining liability for water pollution clean-up, city may issue subpoenas when authorized by law and pertinent to a legislative purpose and investigation. |
Environmental Law |
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Aug. 18, 2000 | |
99-36033
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Arco Environmental Remediation v. Department of Health and Environmental Quality
CERCLA does not pre-empt Montana law creating cause of action for access to public documents relating to superfund cleanup. |
Environmental Law |
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Aug. 5, 2000 | |
98-35466
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Akiak Native Community v. U.S. Postal Service
Parties challenging project's consistency with state and federal environmental programs must show compelling reason why court should set aside project. |
Environmental Law |
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Aug. 5, 2000 | |
C029727
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Western Crop Protection Association v. Davis
State may adopt federal Environmental Protection Agency's criteria in determining chemicals that cause reproductive toxicity. |
Environmental Law |
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Aug. 4, 2000 | |
C032876
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Tahoe Vista Concerned Citizens v. County of Placer
Plaintiff must first exhaust administrative remedies on environmental issue before bringing lawsuit. |
Environmental Law |
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Aug. 4, 2000 | |
99-1125
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Colorado Farm Bureau v. U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Forest Services' endorsement of Colorado's Lynx Recovery Program is not final agency action that triggers standing to sue under Administrative Procedures Act. |
Environmental Law |
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Aug. 1, 2000 | |
99-70945
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Exxon Mobil Corp. v. EPA
Nevada's state implementation plan that requires gasoline contain at least 3.5 percent oxygen content neither conflicts with nor is pre-empted by the Clean Air Act. |
Environmental Law |
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Jul. 17, 2000 | |
C029727
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Western Crop Protection Association v. Davis
State may adopt federal Environmental Protection Agency's criteria in determining chemicals that cause reproductive toxicity. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 30, 2000 | |
99-1125
|
Colorado Farm Bureau Federation v. United States Forest Service
Order |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 21, 2000 | |
95-70480
|
Aluminum Co. of America v. Administrator, Bonneville Power Administration
Finding of 'jeopardy' to endangered species by action agency can be based on consulting agency's conclusions, and independent analysis isn't required. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 21, 2000 | |
98-35043 and 98-35231
|
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe v. U.S. Forest Service
Failure of U.S. Forest Service to meet requirements of National Environmental Policy Act and National Historic Preservation Act requires injunction and new evidentiary hearing. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 19, 2000 | |
97-35680 and 97-36008
|
Washington v. Daley
Claims challenging regulations which allocate fishery harvesting to Indian tribes isn't mooted by end of fishing season. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 19, 2000 | |
97-35954
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Wilderness Society v. Dombeck
Forest Service's application of state law for relocation of mineral claim valid, despite non-abandonment of overlapping location. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 18, 2000 | |
98-70079 and 98-70084
|
American Rivers v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Environmental Impact Statement for hydropower project may use a 'no action' alternative to establish baseline environmental conditions for comparison with other alternatives. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 15, 2000 | |
98-35708
|
Klamath Water Users Protective Assn. v. Patterson
Irrigators in Klamath Basin aren't third-party beneficiaries to contract governing management of Little River Dam. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 15, 2000 | |
98-30195
|
U.S. v. Mack
Blocking a forest road with protesters, forest debris and logs constitutes 'maintaining a structure' in violation of federal statute. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 14, 2000 | |
98-36175
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United States v. Stone Container Corp.
Intervenor in a Clean Air Act, brought by EPA, isn't entitled to attorney fees. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 14, 2000 | |
98-35123
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Ecology Center Inc. v. U.S. Forest Service
Monitoring by the U.S. Forest Service isn't a final, appealable agency action. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 14, 2000 | |
98-16160
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Fort Ord Toxics Project Inc. v. California Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act doesn't pre-empt lawsuit challenging remedial cleanup of toxic site on Army property. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 12, 2000 | |
98-70079
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American Rivers v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Environmental Impact Statement for hydropower project may use a 'no action' alternative to establish baseline environmental conditions for comparison with other alternatives. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 9, 2000 | |
99-30112
|
United States v. Hagberg
Sewage pumped from septic tanks receiving only domestic sewage is considered 'sewage sludge' within meaning of federal law. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 2, 2000 | |
96-35246 and 96-35304
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Boeing Co. v. MFM Cascade Corp.
Where companies' contamination overlaps, both are responsible for response costs. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 2, 2000 | |
99-1030
|
Greene v. Citigroup Inc.
Opinion |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 1, 2000 | |
97-36118
|
West v. Secretary of the Department of Transportation
'Documented categorical exclusion' under National Environmental Policy Act does not provide appropriate level of environmental review for new highway construction project. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 1, 2000 |