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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.
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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.
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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.
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California Fueling, LLC v. Best Energy Solutions & Technology Corp.

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 12/10/2018 ]
Description: Lawsuit alleging conspiracy and fraud by defendants who produced and marketed an additive to reduce nitrogen oxides emissions associated with biodiesel.
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City of Birmingham Relief & Retirement System v. ExxonMobil Corp.

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div.
Status: Denial affirmed. [ 05/06/2019 ]
Description: Summary action seeking judgment requiring ExxonMobil Corporation to allow plaintiff to inspect the company's books and records.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Lauridsen Family Limited Partnership v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Town of Greenwich

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Conn. Super. Ct.
Status: Appeals dismissed. [ 07/12/2018 ]
Description: Challenge to variances granted for razing and rebuilding of cottage on coastal property.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Post Sustainability Institute v. Association of Bay Area Governments

Filing Date: 2013
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.
Status: Petitioners' appeal dismissed as moot. [ 01/16/2019 ]
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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.
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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.
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