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207 Cases found

Preserve Wild Santee v. City of Santee

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Verified petition for writ of mandate and complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief filed. [ 10/21/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to environmental review for a development in the City of Santee that allegedly would be located on a 2,638-acre site and include 2,900 to 3,000 residential units, commercial structures, a road network, and other infrastructure.
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Gallaher v. City of Santa Rosa

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 12/17/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to City of Santa Rosa law restricting natural gas appliances in new homes.
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California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition v. California Air Resources Board

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Petition for writ of mandate filed. [ 07/30/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to California's Advanced Clean Truck Regulation, which requires an increasing percentage of medium- and heavy-duty zero-emissions vehicles.
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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.
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Center for Biological Diversity v. County of Kern

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Petition for writ of mandate filed. [ 01/10/2020 ]
Description: Challenges to approvals of a project in California that would include 12,000 dwelling units, up to 5.1 million square feet of commercial land uses, and a development footprint of 4,643 acres.
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Kaupiko v. Department of Land & Natural Resources

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Haw. Cir. Ct.
Status: Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment granted. [ 11/27/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit alleging that licenses for commercial aquarium fishing could not be granted without environmental review.
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Newberry Community Services District v. County of San Bernardino

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Petition for writ of mandate and complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief filed. [ 01/09/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to authorizations for a solar power generating facility across 3,500 acres in California.
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South Coast Air Quality Management District v. City of Los Angeles

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Motion to intervene filed by California Air Resources Board and People of the State of California ex rel. Attorney General Xavier Becerra. [ 11/04/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to California Environmental Quality Act review for shipping terminal project at Port of Los Angeles.
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Friends of the Headwaters v. Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (In re Enbridge Energy, LP)

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Minn. Ct. App.
Status: Memorandum of relator Friends of the Headwaters in support of motion to stay construction pending appeal. [ 12/30/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to Minnesota Public Utilities Commission authorization of Line 3 pipeline project.
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Clean Wisconsin, Inc. v. Public Service Commission

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Wis. Cir. Ct.
Status: Petition for review filed. [ 02/28/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to the Wisconsin Public Service Commission’s decision approving a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) for a proposed 625-megawatt natural gas-powered generating facility.
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California Chaparral Institute v. Board of Forestry & Fire Protection

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Verified petition for writ of mandate filed. [ 01/28/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to California Vegetation Treatment Program, a component of California's plan to reduce wildfire risk.
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Sierra Club v. California Department of Water Resources

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Verified petition for writ of mandate and complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief filed. [ 04/29/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to the approval of the Long-Term Operation of the State Water Project.
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AquAlliance v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: E.D. Cal.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 05/11/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to environmental review and approval of a 2019-2024 water transfer program for the sale of water by sellers upstream of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to buyers south of the Delta.
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Friends of Big Bear Valley v. County of San Bernardino

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Verified petition for peremptory writ of mandate and complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief filed. [ 08/27/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to the environmental review for a 50-lot residential development adjacent to Big Bear Lake in California.
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Sierra Club v. California Department of Water Resources

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Verified petition for writ of mandate and complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief filed. [ 10/27/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit alleging failure to comply with California Environmental Quality Act before approving revenue bonds to fund tunnel under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
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Friends of Flint Mine Solar v. Town Board of Coxsackie

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: N.Y. Sup. Ct.
Status: Court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. [ 09/13/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to town zoning ordinance that restricted locations for utility-scale solar collection systems.
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Davisson Enterprises, Inc. v. City of San Diego

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Petition for writ of mandate and complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief filed. [ 08/30/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to a mixed-use development on 93.4 acres for failure to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act and land use and planning requirements.
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In re Proposed Expansion of Daley Farms of Lewiston LLP et al.

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: Minn. Ct. App.
Status: Reversed and remanded. [ 10/14/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to decisions by Minnesota Pollution Control Agency denial of requests for a contested-case hearing on a NPDES feedlot permit and for an environmental impact statement for expansion of dairy.
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Gameros v. City of San Diego

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Enforcement of ordinance stayed pending the preparation of an environmental impact report under the California Environmental Quality Act. [ 12/12/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to City of San Diego's ordinance banning distribution of polystyrene foam food containers.
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Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy v. Minnesota Public Utilities Commission

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: Minn.
Status: Petition of Minnesota Power for further review granted. [ 03/17/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approval of a Minnesota utility's 50% stake in a new gas-fired power plant in Wisconsin.
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