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52 Cases found

Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: C.D. Cal.
Status: Motion to intervene granted. [ 11/01/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to the denial of a permit that would allow Exxon to temporarily truck crude oil from Exxon’s Santa Ynez Unit, consisting of three offshore platforms and an onshore processing center.
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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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Bowfin KeyCon Holdings, LLC v. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: Pa. Commw. Ct.
Status: Opinion issued in support of July 8 and 22 orders regarding bond requirement. [ 08/25/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to Pennsylvania regulations implementing participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
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Calpine Corp. v. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: Pa. Commw. Ct.
Status: Petition for review filed. [ 07/12/2022 ]
Description: Power plant operators' challenge to Pennsylvania regulations implementing participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
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Couser v. Story County

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: S.D. Iowa
Status: Complaint filed. [ 11/14/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to an Iowa county's ordinance establishing setback and other requirements for hazardous materials pipelines, including carbon dioxide pipelines.
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Northwest Natural Gas v. Environmental Quality Commission

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: Or. Ct. App.
Status: Motion for permissive intervention filed by Beyond Toxics et al. [ 09/02/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to Oregon's Climate Protection Program rules, which address greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels and natural gas.
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Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association v. Commonwealth

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: Pa. Commw. Ct.
Status: Petition for review filed. [ 04/25/2022 ]
Description: Industry challenge to regulations implementing Pennsylvania's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative cap-and-trade program for carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
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California Trucking Association v. South Coast Air Quality Management District

Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: C.D. Cal.
Status: Complaint in intervention filed by Airlines for America. [ 01/14/2022 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking to block implementation of a South Coast Air Quality Management District rule imposing compliance obligations on warehouses based on the number, type, and emission characteristics of trucks that visit the warehouse facilities.
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Danskammer Energy, LLC v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: N.Y. Sup. Ct.
Status: Notice of appeal filed. [ 06/22/2022 ]
Description: Natural gas-fired power plant operator's challenge to denial of Title V air permit application for a new, more efficient electricity generating plant.
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County of Kern v. Newsom

Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Lawsuit dismissed. [ 04/05/2022 ]
Description: Lawsuit alleging that California governor improperly directed the California Geologic Energy Management Division to implement bans or moratoriums on well stimulation treatments such as hydraulic fracturing and high pressure cyclic steam permits.
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Chiquita Canyon, LLC v. County of Los Angeles

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Writ for administrative mandated granted in part and denied in part, causes of action for declaratory relief denied, and remaining causes of action transferred for assignment. [ 07/02/2020 ]
Description: Challenge by owner and operator of a Los Angeles County landfill to permit conditions.
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Southern California Gas Co. v. California State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Settlement announced. [ 08/26/2021 ]
Description: Challenge to California Energy Commission policy that allegedly disregarded state law by eliminating use of natural gas in the state.
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Western States Petroleum Association v. California Air Resources Board

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Verified petition for writ of mandate and complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief filed. [ 09/28/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to California Air Resources Board’s adoption of amended emission control measures for ocean-going vessels at berth in California ports.
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Space Age Fuel, Inc. v. Brown

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Or. Cir. Ct.
Status: Case dismissed. [ 04/07/2021 ]
Description: Constitutional challenge to governor's executive order directing state agencies to take actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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San Francisco Taxi Coalition v. City & County of San Francisco

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
Status: District court’s judgment on the pleadings in favor of defendants affirmed. [ 11/09/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to limitations on taxi airport pickups.
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John R. Lawson Rock & Oil, Inc. v. California Air Resources Board

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Opening brief filed by petitioner. [ 04/10/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to proposed amendments to California's greenhouse gas emissions standards for medium- and heavy-duty engines and vehicles and to the Tractor-Trailer Greenhouse Gas Regulation.
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Colorado Automobile Dealers Association v. Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: Colo. Dist. Ct.
Status: Motion to dismiss granted. [ 07/08/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to Colorado’s adoption of California’s low emission vehicle emission standards (LEV III) for light-duty passenger vehicles and trucks and medium-duty passenger vehicles.
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Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview, LLC v. State

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Wash. Ct. App.
Status: Shorelines Hearings Board's decision affirmed. [ 03/17/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to denial of shoreline permits for proposed coal terminal.
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In re Exxon Mobil Corp.

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Tex.
Status: Petition for review denied. [ 02/18/2022 ]
Description: Exxon Mobil Corporation petition seeking pre-suit depositions and documents in anticipation of potential claims of abuse of process, conspiracy, infringement of Exxon's rights in connection with California municipalities' climate change lawsuits.
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Millennium Bulk Terminals Longview, LLC v. Washington State Department of Ecology

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Wash. Super. Ct.
Status: Petition for review filed. [ 09/06/2018 ]
Description: Lawsuit challenging Washington Department of Ecology's denial of water quality certification for coal export terminal and alleging denial was based on improper grounds.
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