19 Cases found

Montana v. Washington

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: U.S.
Status: Reply filed in support of motion for leave to file bill of complaint. [ 06/23/2020 ]
Description: Bill of complaint in the U.S. Supreme Court by Montana and Wyoming asserting that the State of Washington unconstitutionally blocked the use of its ports for shipments of coal mined in Montana and Wyoming.

Levin Richmond Terminal Corp. v. City of Richmond

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Cal.
Status: Motions to dismiss granted in part and denied in part and motions to intervene and amici motions granted. [ 08/27/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to City of Richmond ordinance that prohibited transloading and export of coal and petroleum coke.

United States v. California

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: E.D. Cal.
Status: Defendants' motion for summary judgment granted and judgment entered in favor of all defendants. [ 07/17/2020 ]
Description: Federal government's lawsuit challenging California's greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade agreement with the provincial government of Quebec, Canada.

Lighthouse Resources Inc. v. Inslee

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
Status: Amicus brief filed by California and other states in support of appellees-defendants. [ 01/06/2020 ]
Description: Action against Washington State officials for allegedly taking unlawful actions to block coal export terminal.

Electric Power Supply Association v. Star

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: U.S.
Status: Certiorari denied. [ 04/15/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to Illinois law that created a Zero Emissions Credit program allegedly to support uneconomic nuclear plants.

Oakland Bulk & Oversized Terminal, LLC v. City of Oakland

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
Status: Petitions for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc denied. [ 08/03/2020 ]
Description: Action challenging the City of Oakland’s prohibition on the transportation and export of coal and petroleum coke to and through a rail and marine terminal for bulk and oversized cargo.

Coalition for Competitive Electricity v. Zibelman

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: U.S.
Status: Certiorari denied. [ 04/15/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to component of New York Clean Energy Standard that provided payments to certain nuclear facilities providing "zero-emission" power.

Avista Corp. v. Bellon

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: E.D. Wash.
Status: Order issued granting stipulated motion to stay. [ 10/26/2016 ]
Description: Challenge by utilities and local distribution company to greenhouse gas regulations adopted by Washington Department of Ecology.

Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Healey

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: 2d Cir.
Status: Letter filed on behalf of Exxon Mobil Corporation to update court about recent developments in Massachusetts and New York litigation. [ 01/24/2020 ]
Description: Action by Exxon Mobil Corporation to bar enforcement of civil investigative demand issued by Massachusetts attorney general and subpoena issued by New York attorney general.

Portland Pipe Line Corp. v. City of South Portland

Filing Date: 2015
Court/Admin Entity: 1st Cir.
Status: Questions concerning state law preemption certified to Maine Law Court. [ 01/10/2020 ]
Description: Pipeline operator's challenge to coastal city's local law prohibiting the loading of oil on tankers.

Allco Finance Ltd. v. Klee

Filing Date: 2015
Court/Admin Entity: U.S.
Status: Certiorari denied. [ 01/22/2018 ]
Description: Challenge by solar energy developer to Connecticut renewable energy programs.

North Dakota v. Heydinger

Filing Date: 2011
Court/Admin Entity: 8th Cir.
Status: Minnesota said it would not pursue appeal. [ 08/22/2016 ]
Description: Challenge to Minnesota law that prohibits importation of power from large energy facilities that would contribute to statewide greenhouse gas emissions.

Rocky Mountain Farmers Union v. Corey

Filing Date: 2009
Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
Status: Letter from U.S. Supreme Court dated April 8, 2019 filed. [ 04/12/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard on constitutional grounds.

Indeck Corinth, L.P. v. Paterson

Filing Date: 2009
Court/Admin Entity: N.Y. Sup. Ct.
Status: Consent decree announced. [ 12/23/2009 ]
Description: Challenge to state regulations implementing Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

American Petroleum Institute v. Cooper

Filing Date: 2008
Court/Admin Entity: E.D.N.C.
Status: Order issued granting defendants' motion for summary judgment. [ 12/16/2011 ]
Description: Challenge to state law requiring refineries to sell wholesalers gas unblended with ethanol.

Sunflower Electric Power Corp. v. Sebelius

Filing Date: 2008
Court/Admin Entity: D. Kan.
Status: Notice of dismissal with prejudice filed by Sunflower Electric. [ 05/07/2009 ]
Description: Constitutional challenge to Kansas officials' actions denying authorization for construction of coal-fired power plants based on potential carbon dioxide emissions.