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40 Cases found

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: Complaint filed. [ 07/31/2020 ]
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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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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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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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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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 filed. [ 10/02/2020 ]
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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Columbia Pacific Building Trades Council v. City of Portland

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: U.S.
Status: Application for extension granted. [ 10/15/2018 ]
Description: Challenge to Portland zoning amendments restricting fossil fuel terminals.
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Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview, LLC v. Washington State Department of Ecology

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Wash. Super. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 10/24/2017 ]
Description: Challenge to denial of water quality certificate for coal terminal.
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New England Power Generators Association v. Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Mass.
Status: Opinion issued upholding emissions limits. [ 09/09/2018 ]
Description: Challenge to Massachusetts regulations establishing emissions limits for electricity generating facilities.
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Competitive Enterprise Institute v. Attorney General of New York

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: N.Y. App. Div.
Status: Award of attorney fees to FOIL requestor affirmed. [ 05/03/2018 ]
Description: Proceeding seeking to compel disclosure by the New York Attorney General of common interest agreements in connection with climate change-related investigations.
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Free Market Environmental Law Clinic v. Rhode Island Department of the Attorney General

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: R.I. Super. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 07/27/2016 ]
Description: Action to compel Rhode Island Attorney General's disclosure of climate change-related emails.
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In re La Paloma Generating Co.

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: D. Del.
Status: Appeal dismissed. [ 07/31/2018 ]
Description: Bankruptcy proceeding for company that owned natural gas power plant in California that was subject to cap-and-trade regulations.
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Energy & Environment Legal Institute v. Attorney General of New York

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: N.Y. App. Div.
Status: Decision and order issued affirming rulings against petitioners. [ 06/07/2018 ]
Description: Action to compel the New York Attorney General to disclose correspondence related to climate change-related investigations.
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Richardson v. Herring

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Va. Cir. Ct.
Status: Order of non-suit issued. [ 12/07/2016 ]
Description: Action to compel Virginia attorney general records regarding state climate change investigations.
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Association of Washington Business v. Washington State Department of Ecology

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Wash.
Status: Trial court ruling that rule exceeded Ecology’s authority affirmed but remedy modified to invalidate rule only to the extent it regulated nonemitters via an emission standard. [ 01/16/2020 ]
Description: Challenge by business and trade groups to greenhouse gas regulations adopted by the Washington Department of Ecology.
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Oakland Bulk & Oversized Terminal, LLC v. City of Oakland

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
Status: Petitions for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc denied. [ 08/03/2020 ]
Description: Action challenging the City of Oakland’s prohibition on the transportation and export of coal and petroleum coke to and through a rail and marine terminal for bulk and oversized cargo.
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Energy & Environment Legal Institute v. Attorney General of Vermont

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Vt. Super. Ct.
Status: Motion filed by plaintiffs for costs and fees for substantially prevailing in open records case. [ 02/16/2018 ]
Description: Action to compel the Vermont attorney general to respond to request for correspondence including the terms “climate denial” and “climate denier.”
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