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19 Cases found

Montana v. City of Portland

Filing Date: 2023
Court/Admin Entity: D. Or.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 02/14/2023 ]
Description: Challenge to the City of Portland laws and policies that allegedly prohibit new fuel-export infrastructure in the City.
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Invenergy Thermal LLC v. Watson

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: W.D. Wash.
Status: Motion to dismiss filed. [ 02/16/2023 ]
Description: Out-of-state power plant owner's challenge to the Washington’s Climate Commitment Act's allocation of no-cost greenhouse gas emissions allowances.
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835 Hinesburg Road, LLC v. City of South Burlington

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: D. Vt.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 02/24/2022 ]
Description: Constitutional challenge to South Burlington land use regulations.
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Glen Oaks Village Owners Inc. v. City of New York

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: N.Y. Sup. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 05/18/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to New York City's law establishing carbon emission caps for existing buildings.
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Oregon Manufacturers & Commerce v. Oregon Occupational Safety & Health Division

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: D. Or.
Status: Motion to dismiss granted. [ 12/20/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to Oregon regulations related to employee exposure to wildfire smoke and temperatures exceeding 80 degrees Fahrenheit that were adopted in response to an executive order regarding climate change.
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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.
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Komor v. United States

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: D. Ariz.
Status: Motion to stay granted. [ 08/27/2019 ]
Description: Constitutional climate change lawsuit seeking an order requiring the federal government to research and establish a program for direct atmospheric carbon removal.
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The Two Hundred v. Governor’s Office of Planning & Research

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Motion for preliminary injunction filed by petitioners. [ 06/02/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to new California Environmental Quality Act regulations.
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Casa Mira Homeowners Association v. California Coastal Commission

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Petition and complaint filed. [ 12/13/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to the California Coastal Commission's approval of only a portion of a seawall intended to protect the California Coastal Trail, a sewer line, 10 townhomes, and three apartments.
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Animal Legal Defense Fund v. United States

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
Status: Reply brief filed by plaintiffs-appellants. [ 10/19/2021 ]
Description: Claims against the federal government alleging violations of a constitutional right to wilderness and seeking order requiring the government to prepare and implement a remedial plan to mitigate climate change impacts.
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E&B Natural Resources Management Corp. v. County of Alameda

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Cal.
Status: Third joint case management statement filed. [ 07/20/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit challenging Alameda County’s decision not to renew conditional use permits for continued operation of an oil extraction and production facility in the City of Livermore.
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Colon de Mejias v. Malloy

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: 2d Cir.
Status: Summary judgment for defendants affirmed. [ 06/23/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to Connecticut's transfer of funds collected from ratepayers and held by utilities for clean energy and energy efficiency purposes to Connecticut's General Fund.
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Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Walker

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Tex.
Status: Joint stipulation of dismissal filed. [ 06/29/2016 ]
Description: Action by Exxon Mobil Corporation to quash subpoena issued by the U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General in climate change investigation.
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Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Healey

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: 2d Cir.
Status: Appeal dismissed as to the New York Attorney General and dismissal of complaint affirmed as to Massachusetts Attorney General. [ 03/15/2022 ]
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.
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Schmid v. Sonoma Clean Power

Filing Date: 2014
Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
Status: Memorandum issued. [ 01/23/2017 ]
Description: Challenge to automatic enrollment procedures for alternative, cleaner-energy electricity service provider.
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SSHI LLC dba DR Horton v. City of Olympia

Filing Date: 2011
Court/Admin Entity: Wash. Ct. App.
Status: Opinion issued affirming trial court's decision dismissing all claims. [ 09/24/2013 ]
Description: Challenge to denial of master plan application for densely populated "neighborhood village."
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GenOn Mid-Atlantic, LLC v. Montgomery County, Maryland

Filing Date: 2010
Court/Admin Entity: D. Md.
Status: Final order of judgment issued dismissing action without prejudice. [ 07/12/2010 ]
Description: Challenge to county law taxing carbon dioxide emissions.
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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.
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SF Chapter of A. Randolph Institute v. EPA

Filing Date: 2007
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Cal.
Status: Motions to dismiss granted. [ 03/28/2008 ]
Description: Action seeking order prohibiting the Bay Area Air Quality Management District from issuing permits for two proposed natural gas-fired power plants and compelling EPA to determine whether carbon dioxide endangers public health or welfare.
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