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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."
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Delaware Riverkeeper Network v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: D.N.J.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 04/22/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to permits issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a docking facility in New Jersey to transport liquefied natural gas (LNG) to docked vessels.
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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.
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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.
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In re Enbridge Line 3 Replacement Project Section 401 Water Quality Certification

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Minn. Ct. App.
Status: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency decision affirmed. [ 08/30/2021 ]
Description: Challenge to water quality certification for Enbridge Energy's Line 3 replacement pipeline project in Minnesota.
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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.
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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.
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Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Matter remanded without vacatur and action dismissed in light of the suspension of the permit and remand. [ 01/01/2021 ]
Description: Challenge to Section 404 permit for new petrochemical plant on the Mississippi River in Louisiana.
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Shrimpers and Fishermen of the RGV v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: 5th Cir.
Status: Status report filed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. [ 03/31/2021 ]
Description: Challenge to Section 404 permit for liquefied natural gas terminal in Texas.
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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."
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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.
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Environmental Justice Health Alliance for Chemical Policy Reform v. EPA

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: S.D.N.Y.
Status: Consent decree so ordered. [ 03/12/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit to compel EPA to issue regulations requiring chemical facilities to develop plans to prevent, mitigate, and respond to worst-case spill regulations.
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Save the Scenic Santa Ritas v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: D. Ariz.
Status: Motion to stay cases pending further action by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers granted. [ 10/18/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to Section 404 permit for copper mine site.
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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.
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Lower San Pedro Watershed Alliance v. Barta

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: D. Ariz.
Status: Amended complaint filed. [ 08/23/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to the Section 404 permit for a master-planned community in Arizona.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Atchafalaya Basinkeeper v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: 5th Cir.
Status: Preliminary injunction vacated. [ 07/06/2018 ]
Description: Challenge to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permits and authorizations for crude oil pipeline in Louisiana.
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