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36 Cases found

Reynolds v. Florida

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Fla. Cir. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 04/16/2018 ]
Description: Action by eight young people asserting that the State of Florida and its agencies and officials violated fundamental rights to a stable climate system under Florida common law and the Florida constitution.

Aji P. v. State of Washington

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Wash. Super. Ct.
Status: Opinion and order issued granting defendants' motion for judgment on the pleadings. [ 08/14/2018 ]
Description: Action by young people under 18 years of age claiming that the State of Washington and state agencies and officials violated plaintiffs' rights by creating and maintaining fossil fuel-based transportation and energy systems.

Sierra Club v. County of San Diego

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Tentative ruling issued denying the County's motion challenging the adequacy of the administrative record. [ 08/31/2018 ]
Description: Environmental groups' challenge to San Diego County's Climate Action Plan.

Sinnok v. Alaska

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Alaska
Status: Statement of points on appeal filed by appellants. [ 11/29/2018 ]
Description: Lawsuit contending that Alaska state Climate and Energy Policy violated youth plaintiffs' rights under the state constitution.

King & Gardiner Farms LLC v. County of Kern

Filing Date: 2015
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.
Status: Appeals filed. [ 06/11/2018 ]
Description: Challenge to county zoning ordinance amendments that would purportedly authorize development of thousands new oil and gas wells annually, as well as related construction and operational activities, without further site-specific assessment.

In re Maui Electric Co.

Filing Date: 2015
Court/Admin Entity: Haw.
Status: Dissenting opinion issued. [ 12/14/2017 ]
Description: Case challenging public utilities commission's approval of power purchase agreement and challenging denial of environmental group's requests to intervene or participate.

Hickenlooper v. Coffman

Filing Date: 2015
Court/Admin Entity: Colo.
Status: Colorado Supreme Court denied petition. [ 12/03/2015 ]
Description: Petition by Colorado governor for declaration that attorney general did not have authority to sue the federal government on behalf of the State.

Clean Water Action v. Jackson Township

Filing Date: 2015
Court/Admin Entity: N.J. Super. Ct.
Status: Opinion issued upholding ordinances. [ 06/19/2017 ]
Description: Challenge to local ordinances that allowed for installation of solar energy array for Six Flags theme park.

Foster v. Washington Department of Ecology

Filing Date: 2014
Court/Admin Entity: Wash. Ct. App.
Status: Unpublished opinion issued reversing trial court order that granted relief from judgment. [ 09/05/2017 ]
Description: Challenge to denial of rulemaking petition that asked Department of Ecology to recommend restrictions on greenhouse gas emission to state legislature.

Martinez v. Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission

Filing Date: 2013
Court/Admin Entity: Colo.
Status: Colorado Supreme Court denied motion to vacate the dissenting opinion of Judge Laurie Booras and vacate this court’s orders, or at a minimum, reconsider and modify the Supreme Court's court’s opinion in light of the vacated dissent. [ 01/28/2019 ]
Description: Rulemaking petition and subsequent litigation seeking to require Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to deny drilling permits unless they would not adversely impact human health and the environment or contribute to climate change.

In re Further Investigation into Environmental and Socioeconomic Costs Under Minnesota Statutes Section 216B.2422, Subdivision 3

Filing Date: 2013
Court/Admin Entity: Minn. PUC
Status: Administrative law judge issued findings of fact, conclusions, and recommendations on carbon dioxide values. [ 04/15/2016 ]
Description: Environmental groups asked the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to update its environmental cost values for carbon dioxide and other emissions associated with electricity generation.