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77 Cases found

Golden Door Properties, LLC v. County of San Diego

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.
Status: Trial court judgment affirmed in part and reversed in part. [ 06/12/2020 ]
Description: Environmental groups' challenge to San Diego County's Climate Action Plan.
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Reynolds v. Florida

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.
Status: Dismissal affirmed. [ 05/18/2021 ]
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.
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Sierra Club v. Talen Energy Corp.

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: M.D. Pa.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 05/17/2018 ]
Description: Citizen suit against owner-operators of power plant in Pennsylvania.
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Hawai‘i Solar Energy Association v. Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Haw. Cir. Ct.
Status: Order issued requiring adherence to mandate. [ 02/05/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to Hawai‘i's implementation of a law mandating inclusion of solar water heaters in new single-family homes.
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Delaware Riverkeeper Network v. Secretary of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: 3d Cir.
Status: Petition for review denied. [ 08/30/2017 ]
Description: Challenge to Pennsylvania permits for interstate natural gas pipeline project.
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Alliance for the Great Lakes v. Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Ill. Cir. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 04/14/2017 ]
Description: Challenge to authorization of diversion of water from Lake Michigan by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
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Sagoonick v. State

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Alaska
Status: Dismissal affirmed. [ 01/28/2022 ]
Description: Lawsuit contending that Alaska state Climate and Energy Policy violated youth plaintiffs' rights under the state constitution.
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In re New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection CAFRA Permit No. 0000-15-007.1 CAF 150001 & Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act Permit No. 0000-15-0007.1 FWW 15001 Issued to New Jersey Natural Gas

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div.
Status: Permits upheld. [ 07/22/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to permits for segment of natural gas pipeline in New Jersey.
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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.
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Forest Preservation Society v. Department of Forestry & Fire Protection

Filing Date: 2015
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.
Status: Opinion issued affirming trial court judgment upholding timber harvesting plan. [ 08/28/2018 ]
Description: Challenge to approval of timber harvesting plan.
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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.
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King & Gardiner Farms LLC v. County of Kern

Filing Date: 2015
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.
Status: Judgment reversed and remanded for further proceedings. [ 02/25/2020 ]
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.
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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.
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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.
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Accokeek, Mattawoman, Piscataway Creeks Communities Council, Inc. v. Maryland Public Service Commission

Filing Date: 2014
Court/Admin Entity: Md.
Status: Opinion issued affirming PSC approval. [ 12/16/2016 ]
Description: Challenge to approval of power plant for Dominion Cove Point natural gas liquefaction facility.
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South Dearborn Environmental Improvement Association, Inc. v. Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

Filing Date: 2014
Court/Admin Entity: Mich. Ct. App.
Status: Opinion issued affirming denial of motion to dismiss. [ 07/12/2016 ]
Description: Challenge to air permits for Michigan steel plant.
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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.
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Kain v. Department of Environmental Protection

Filing Date: 2014
Court/Admin Entity: Mass.
Status: Opinion issued. [ 05/17/2016 ]
Description: Challenge to adequacy of Massachusetts programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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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.
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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.
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