41 Cases found

Aji P. v. State of Washington

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Wash.
Status: Response brief filed by State of Washington. [ 03/25/2019 ]
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.

Duryea v. Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: R.I. Super. Ct.
Status: Court directed parties to address jurisdiction issues. [ 10/28/2019 ]
Description: Lawsuit challenging the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s 2018 denial of a petition requesting that the agency initiate rulemaking to address climate change.

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.

Reynolds v. Florida

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Fla. Cir. Ct.
Status: Consolidated response filed by plaintiffs to defendants' motions to dismiss. [ 03/08/2019 ]
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.

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.

Center for Environmental Law & Policy v. State of Washington

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Wash. Ct. App.
Status: Orders issued granting motion for reconsideration and amending opinion holding rule invalid. [ 08/20/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to an instream flow rule for the Spokane River, which petitioners alleged was experiencing a "low flow trend" due to climate change and other factors.

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.

Martinez v. Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission

Filing Date: 2014
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.