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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.

Sierra Club v. County of San Diego

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Petition for writ of mandate and complaint for declaratory relief filed. [ 08/23/2018 ]
Description: Challenge to San Diego County's approval of residential developments, allegedly without complying with requirements for enforceable measures to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.

Sierra Club v. County of San Diego

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Tentative ruling issued denying the County's motion challenging the adequacy of the administrative record. [ 08/31/2018 ]
Description: Environmental groups' challenge to San Diego County's Climate Action Plan.

Sierra Club v. City of Fontana

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Petition for writ of mandate filed. [ 06/22/2018 ]
Description: Challenge to City of Fontana's approval of the Southwest Fontana Logistics Project, which involves development of two industrial warehouse buildings totaling approximately 1.6 million square feet on 73.3 acres.

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.

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.

Sierra Club v. County of Tulare

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Petition for peremptory writ of mandate and complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief filed. [ 01/11/2018 ]
Description: Challenge to environmental review for Animal Confinement Facilities Plan, Dairy Feedlot and Dairy Climate Action Plan, and related actions approved by Tulare County in California to streamline approval process for dairies.

Columbia Riverkeeper v. Cowlitz County

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Wash. SHB
Status: Permits reversed based on invalidity of environmental impact statement. [ 09/18/2017 ]
Description: Challenge to permits for methanol manufacturing and shipping facility.

Frontier Stone, LLC v. Town of Shelby

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: N.Y. App. Div.
Status: Court affirmed judgment upholding local law. [ 07/31/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to local law that created a wildlife refuge overlay district in which mining was prohibited.