187 Cases found

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy v. Minnesota Public Utilities Commission

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: Minn. Ct. App.
Status: Reversing the denial of the relators' petition for an environmental assessment worksheet and approval of the affiliated-interest agreements and remanding to the Public Utilities Commission. [ 12/23/2019 ]
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.

Friends of Rose Creek v. City of San Diego

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Petition for writ of mandate filed. [ 10/09/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to the City of San Diego's approval of specific plan for approximately 210 acres that was intended to provide a framework for transit-oriented development in the affected neighborhood.

Committee to Complete the Refuge v. City of Newark

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Petition for peremptory writ of mandate and complaint for injunctive relief filed. [ 12/16/2019 ]
Description: Lawsuit challenging environmental review for shoreline residential development.

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.