Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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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
|
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
|
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
|
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
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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. 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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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 | |
C023075
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California Association of Professional Scientists v. Dept. of Fish and Game
Flat fee imposed for environmental reviews is not tax that must be approved by super-majority vote of state legislature. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 1, 2000 | |
C024917
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Waste Management of Alameda County Inc. v. County of Alameda (Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc.)
Landfill operator's commercial and competitive interests are not protected by California Environmental Quality Act. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 1, 2000 | |
98-6209
|
Tosco Corp. v. Koch Industries Inc.
CERCLA liability may be inferred from circumstantial evidence. |
Environmental Law |
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May 24, 2000 | |
S075573
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Syntex Corporation v. Lowsley-Williams and Companies
Insurer not responsible for costs resulting from intentional release of hazardous substances. |
Environmental Law |
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May 8, 2000 | |
98-35708
|
Klamath Water Users Protective Assoc. 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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May 5, 2000 | |
95-15300 and 95-16641
|
Firebaugh Canal Co. v. United States
San Luis Act requires federal government to provide drainage service for agricultural areas receiving irrigation in California's Central Valley. |
Environmental Law |
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May 5, 2000 | |
S072524
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Etcheverry v. Tri-Ag Service Inc.
Failure to warn claims brought under state law are preempted by Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. |
Environmental Law |
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Apr. 28, 2000 | |
99SA75
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Municipal Subdistrict v. Getty Oil Exploration Co.
Company's application isn't barred by its failure to file application for authority to transact business before expiration of diligence period. |
Environmental Law |
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Apr. 18, 2000 |