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27 Cases found

Friends of Cedar Mesa v. Department of the Interior

Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Joint motion for voluntary dismissal without prejudice filed. [ 01/25/2023 ]
Description: Challenge to approval of oil and gas leases in southeastern Utah, including for failure to consider climate change impacts on cultural resources.
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Community Members for Environmental Justice v. City of Minneapolis

Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: Minn. Dist. Ct.
Status: Case dismissed as untimely. [ 07/27/2022 ]
Description: Lawsuit challenging the environmental review for redevelopment of the Upper Harbor Terminal on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.
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Friends of Grays Harbor v. State

Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: Wash. Ct. App.
Status: Approval of the Grays Harbor County Shoreline Master Program update affirmed. [ 12/12/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to the Shorelines Hearing Board's approval of the Grays Harbor County Shoreline Master Program (SMP) update.
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Texans Against High-Speed Rail, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Transportation

Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: W.D. Tex.
Status: Motion for voluntary dismissal filed by plaintiffs. [ 08/18/2021 ]
Description: Challenge to Federal Railroad Administration's approval of a "Rule of Particular Applicability" for a high-speed rail technology proposed for use in Texas.
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Sierra Club v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: D.C. Cir.
Status: Petition for review denied. [ 06/28/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to FERC authorization for the Southgate Project, which would carry gas from the terminus of Mountain Valley's Mainline to a local distribution system in North Carolina, including for failing to consider impacts of climate change.
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Erie Unit 2262 v. Federal Highway Administration

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: W.D. Pa.
Status: Defendants' motion for summary judgment granted and plaintiff's motion for summary judgment denied. [ 12/29/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to the Bayfront Parkway Project in the City of Erie, for which the Federal Highway Administration approved a categorical exclusion.
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Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin, Inc. v. National Guard Bureau

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: W.D. Wis.
Status: Plaintiff motion for summary judgment denied and defendants' motion for summary judgment granted. [ 01/03/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to the environmental review for construction and demolition projects at the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing Installation at a regional airport in Madison.
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Indigenous Environmental Network v. U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: D. Mont.
Status: Notice of voluntary dismissal on grounds of mootness and without prejudice filed. [ 04/12/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to federal actions authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline project.
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North Carolina Wildlife Federation v. North Carolina Department of Transportation

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: 4th Cir.
Status: Summary judgment for defendants affirmed. [ 02/23/2023 ]
Description: Challenge to toll bridge in the Currituck Outer Banks in North Carolina.
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United States Sugar Corp. v. Semonite

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: S.D. Fla.
Status: Motion to dismiss filed. [ 10/21/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases from Lake Okeechobee in Florida.
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Save the Colorado v. U.S. Department of the Interior

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: D. Ariz.
Status: Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment denied and federal defendants' and state intervenors' cross-motions for summary judgment granted. [ 12/23/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to the U.S. Department of the Interior’s December 2016 plan for managing the Glen Canyon Dam for failing to consider climate change impacts.
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Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge v. City of Newark

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.
Status: Trial court's denial of writ petition affirmed. [ 12/29/2021 ]
Description: Lawsuit challenging environmental review for shoreline residential development.
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Save Our Sherwoods v. U.S. Department of the Interior

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: D. Haw.
Status: Notice of voluntary dismissal filed by plaintiffs. [ 04/13/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to the development of a sports complex in Honolulu, including for failure to consider the impacts of climate change on the project.
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Norwalk Harbor Keeper v. U.S. Department of Transportation

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: D. Conn.
Status: Defendants' motions for summary judgment granted. [ 07/08/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to environmental review for railroad bridge replacement project in Norwalk, Connecticut, alleging failure to conduct adequate resiliency analysis.
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Friends of the River v. Delta Stewardship Council

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Verified petition for writ of mandate and complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief filed. [ 05/25/2018 ]
Description: Challenge to amendments to the Delta Plan for long-term management of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
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Friends of the Santa Clara River v. County of Los Angeles

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.
Status: Judgment for respondents-defendants affirmed. [ 04/03/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to Los Angeles County's determination that mitigation measures adopted by Newhall Ranch developer had reduced the greenhouse gas impacts of two "villages" within the project to less than significance.
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AquAlliance v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Filing Date: 2015
Court/Admin Entity: E.D. Cal.
Status: Notice of appeal filed by plaintiffs. [ 09/14/2018 ]
Description: Challenge to water transfer project for the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta.
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Idaho Rivers United v. United States Army Corps of Engineers

Filing Date: 2014
Court/Admin Entity: W.D. Wash.
Status: Summary judgment for defendant. [ 02/09/2016 ]
Description: Challenge to approvals of dredging plans for lower Snake River.
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Aquifer Science, LLC v. Verhines

Filing Date: 2014
Court/Admin Entity: N.M. Ct. App.
Status: Denial of application affirmed. [ 12/15/2022 ]
Description: Application to appropriate water from the Sandia Underground Water Basin for a multiple use development.
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Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Filing Date: 2014
Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
Status: Appellants' joint motion to dismiss appeals granted. [ 12/21/2017 ]
Description: Challenge to environmental review for water-redistribution pipeline in Nevada.
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