59 Cases found

In re Hawai‘i Electric Light Co.

Filing Date: 2023
Court/Admin Entity: Haw.
Status: Concurring opinion issued in affirmance of decision rejecting power purchase agreement for biomass facility to supply energy to Hawai'i Island. [ 03/13/2023 ]
Description: Biomass power plant developer's challenge to Hawai'i Public Utilities Commission's denial of approval to supply energy to Hawaiʻi Island.

Couser v. Emmet County

Filing Date: 2023
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Iowa
Status: Complaint filed. [ 03/28/2023 ]
Description: Lawsuit brought by a developer of an interstate carbon dioxide pipeline and a farmer and part-owner of an ethanol production facility to challenge a county ordinance concerning pipeline permitting and safety.

Warren E&P, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles

Filing Date: 2023
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Verified petition for writ of mandate and complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief and damages. [ 01/10/2023 ]
Description: Oil companies' challenge to Los Angeles ban on drilling.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.