63 Cases found

Conservation Law Foundation v. EPA

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: D. Mass.
Status: Motion for remand without vacatur granted and case dismissed. [ 09/01/2021 ]
Description: Challenge to the Trump administration's amendments to the Clean Water Act's definition of "waters of the United States."

Puget Soundkeeper Alliance v. EPA

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: W.D. Wash.
Status: Matter to remain stayed until January 20, 2023. [ 09/02/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to the revised definition of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act.

Pascua Yaqui Tribe v. EPA

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
Status: Unopposed motion for voluntary dismissal of appeal granted. [ 02/03/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to the revised definition of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act.

Optimus Steel, LLC v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: E.D. Tex.
Status: Stipulation of dismissal with prejudice filed. [ 11/20/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit brought by steel mill owner to challenge the reauthorization and reissuance of Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP-12) as well as the approval of a natural gas pipeline under NWP-12.

Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Federal defendants' and Enbridge's cross-motions for summary judgment granted and plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment denied. [ 10/07/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizations for Line 3 pipeline project in Minnesota.

California v. Wheeler

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Cal.
Status: Motion for voluntary remand granted. [ 09/16/2021 ]
Description: Challenge to the Trump administration's amendments to the Clean Water Act's definition of "waters of the United States."

Environmental Law & Policy Center v. EPA

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Ohio
Status: Notice of proposed consent decree and request for public comment published. [ 11/10/2022 ]
Description: Citizen suit challenging EPA's alleged inaction regarding Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's failure to develop a Total Maximum Daily Load for western Lake Erie or otherwise address western Lake Erie's impairment.

Northern Plains Resource Council v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: D. Mont.
Status: Defendants’ motion to vacate the court’s April 15, 2020 and May 11, 2020 decisions and order denied. [ 07/15/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to U.S Army Corps of Engineers approval of Keystone XL pipeline project under the reissued Nationwide Permit 12 for pipeline and utility projects.

San Francisco Baykeeper v. EPA

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
Status: Motion for voluntary dismissal granted. [ 03/04/2021 ]
Description: Challenge to EPA's determination that the Redwood City Salt Ponds were not within the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act.

Columbia Riverkeeper v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
Status: Joint motion to voluntarily dismiss appeals granted. [ 06/16/2021 ]
Description: Challenge to U.S. Corps of Engineers issuance of a Section 404 permit for a maritime export terminal associated with a proposed methanol facility in Washington on the Columbia River.

Save the Colorado v. Semonite

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: 10th Cir.
Status: Dismissal of case reversed. [ 09/30/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to dam project in Boulder County in Colorado.

Sound Action v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: W.D. Wash.
Status: Motion to dismiss denied. [ 02/05/2019 ]
Description: Lawsuit challenging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decision to reject a recommended change to the "high tide line" used by the Seattle District to determine the scope of its Section 404 jurisdiction.