16 Cases found

Hurst v. Rosenblum

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Or.
Status: Ballot title referred to attorney general for modification. [ 04/09/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to the drafting of a ballot title that would amend Oregon law to establish a greenhouse gas emissions reduction mandate.

City of Arcata v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 07/21/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit by California cities and county against utility for withholding amounts collected as greenhouse gas credits from electricity users from taxes paid to the plaintiffs under their electricity ordinances.

Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Foster Poultry Farms

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 09/02/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit alleging that a chicken slaughterhouse’s use of millions of gallons of groundwater was unreasonable in violation of Article X, Section 2, of the California Constitution.

Leach v. Reagan

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Ariz.
Status: Plaintiffs' appeal denied and trial court judgment affirmed. [ 08/29/2018 ]
Description: Challenge to constitutional amendment initiative that would required 50% of all electricity sales to come from renewable energy.

The Two Hundred v. California Air Resources Board

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: First amended complaint filed. [ 11/21/2018 ]
Description: Lawsuit alleging that provisions of 2017 scoping plan under the Global Warming Solutions Act are unlawful, unconstitutional, and exacerbate poverty.

Free Market Environmental Law Clinic, PLLC v. Schnare

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Va. Cir. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 04/06/2018 ]
Description: Lawsuit against founder by limited liability company that pursued freedom of information law requests and litigation in connection with state attorneys general climate change investigations.

Smith v. Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 09/28/2018 ]
Description: Class action lawsuit alleging that defendant misrepresented the recyclability of single-use "coffee pods," which the complaint alleged have numerous negative effects, including contributing to methane emissions.

Bennett v. Montgomery County

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Md. Ct. Spec. App.
Status: Circuit court judgment vacated and case remand with instructions to dismiss complaint. [ 09/03/2019 ]
Description: Challenge of approval of update to a master plan, including for failure to assess impact on greenhouse gas emissions.

Aldabe v. Environmental Services, Inc.

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: D. Mass.
Status: Motions to dismiss granted. [ 09/20/2017 ]
Description: Lawsuit alleging that defendants failed to comply with obligations in connection with plaintiff's attempt to obtain carbon credits for forest preservation project in Bolivia.

Clair v. City of New York

Filing Date: 2015
Court/Admin Entity: N.Y. App. Div.
Status: Decision and order issued affirming denial of petition, denial of declaratory and injunctive relief, and dismissal of proceeding. [ 10/13/2016 ]
Description: Challenge to New York City requirements for accessible taxicabs as irreconcilable with requirements for hybrid taxis.

Peekema v. Bay Area Air Quality Management District

Filing Date: 2009
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Cal.
Status: Motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction granted. [ 10/06/2009 ]
Description: Action challenging the right of defendant Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) to impose fees on entities that emit greenhouse gases in the district.

In re Energy Northwest

Filing Date: 2006
Court/Admin Entity: Wash. EFSEC
Status: Order issued staying adjudicative proceeding pending applicant's proposal of a cure to address lack of an adequate greenhouse gas reduction plan. [ 11/27/2007 ]
Description: Application for certification of a site for a combined cycle gasification facility to operate on synthetic gas produced from petroleum coke.