37 Cases found

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.

In re Exxon Mobil Corp.

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Tex. App.
Status: Concurring opinion issued. [ 06/18/2020 ]
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.

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.

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.

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.

Oakland Bulk & Oversized Terminal, LLC v. City of Oakland

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
Status: District court’s bench trial ruling that Oakland breached development agreement affirmed. [ 05/26/2020 ]
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.

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.”

Energy & Environmental Legal Institute v. Attorney General of Vermont

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Vt. Super. Ct.
Status: Attorney general's motion for summary judgment denied and attorney general ordered to deliver responsive documents. [ 07/27/2017 ]
Description: Action to compel the Vermont attorney general to respond to request for documents related to common interest agreement between states.

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.

POET, LLC v. California Air Resources Board

Filing Date: 2015
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.
Status: Petitioner's appeal voluntarily dismissed. [ 01/24/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to California's 2015 Low Carbon Fuel Standard and Alternative Diesel Fuel regulations.