Communities for a Better Environment v. Contra Costa County Filing Date: 2015Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.Status: Petition for writ of mandate and complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief filed. [ 03/04/2015 ]Description: Challenge to modification and augmentation of an existing refinery facility.READ MORE
Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice v. City of Moreno Valley Filing Date: 2015Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.Status: Petition for writ of mandate filed. [ 09/23/2015 ]Description: Challenge to approvals for logistics center project. READ MORE
Puget Soundkeeper Alliance v. Port of Seattle Filing Date: 2015Court/Admin Entity: Wash. Super. Ct.Status: Notice of appeal filed. [ 08/27/2015 ]Description: Challenge to lease that would allegedly make the Port of Seattle the homeport for Royal Dutch Shell’s Arctic drilling fleet.READ MORE
City of Los Angeles v. County of Kern Filing Date: 2015Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.Status: Petition for writ of mandate and complaint for declaratory relief filed. [ 02/10/2015 ]Description: Challenge to zoning ordinance that imposed requirements on biosolids recycling. READ MORE
Hills for Everyone v. OSLIC Holdings LLC Filing Date: 2014Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.Status: Trial court's finding on inadequate climate change analysis reversed. [ 10/17/2017 ]Description: Challenge to residential development in southern California.READ MORE
John R. Lawson Rock & Oil, Inc. v. California Air Resources Board Filing Date: 2014Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.Status: Opinion issued affirming trial court's judgment that CARB violated CEQA and California's Administrative Procedures Act. [ 01/31/2018 ]Description: Challenge to amendments to California’s on-road heavy-duty diesel vehicle standards.READ MORE
Sierra Club v. Merced County Association of Governments Filing Date: 2014Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.Status: Petition for writ of mandate filed. [ 10/23/2014 ]Description: Challenge to regional transportation plan/sustainable communities strategy.READ MORE
Sierra Club v. Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District Filing Date: 2014Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.Status: n/a [ 10/21/2014 ]Description: Challenge to construction and operating permits for a crude oil rail-to-truck operation.READ MORE
Downtown Fresno Coalition v. City of Fresno Filing Date: 2014Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.Status: Opinion issued. [ 07/14/2016 ]Description: Challenge to redevelopment of area in downtown Fresno.READ MORE
Association of Irritated Residents v. California Department of Conservation, Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources Filing Date: 2014Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.Status: Petition for writ of mandate filed. [ 11/12/2014 ]Description: Challenge to drilling permits.READ MORE
San Diego Coastkeeper v. San Diego County Water Authority Filing Date: 2014Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.Status: Petition for writ of mandate denied. [ 07/30/2015 ]Description: Challenge to update to long-term water resources and conservation plan for San Diego County. READ MORE
Connecticut Energy Marketers Association v. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Filing Date: 2014Court/Admin Entity: Conn.Status: Opinion issued. [ 12/29/2016 ]Description: Challenge to plan to expand Connecticut’s natural gas infrastructure.READ MORE
Communities for a Better Environment v. Bay Area Air Quality Management District Filing Date: 2014Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.Status: Proceeding dismissed. [ 09/05/2014 ]Description: Challenge to BAAQMD’s issuance of permit for crude-by-rail operations. READ MORE
Association of Irritated Residents v. Kern County Board of Supervisors Filing Date: 2014Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.Status: Opinion issued reversing denial of petition for writ of mandate. [ 11/21/2017 ]Description: Challenge to project that would increase refinery’s capacity to import crude oil.READ MORE
County of Kings v. California High-Speed Rail Authority Filing Date: 2014Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.Status: Petition for writ of mandate filed. [ 07/05/2014 ]Description: Challenge to approval of 114-mile segment of the California high-speed train project. READ MORE
Communities for a Better Environment v. Bay Area Air Quality Management District Filing Date: 2014Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.Status: Settlement announced. [ 10/16/2014 ]Description: Challenge to permit for modernization project at Chevron refinery.READ MORE
Covina Residents for Responsible Development v. City of Covina Filing Date: 2014Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.Status: Opinion issued upholding approval of project. [ 02/28/2018 ]Description: Challenge to approval of mixed-use infill project near commuter rail station in California.READ MORE
Appeal of Long Beach Agreement with Metropolitan Stevedore and Oxbow Energy Solutions Filing Date: 2014Court/Admin Entity: Long Beach City CouncilStatus: Harbor Department staff recommendation submitted to Long Beach City Council. [ 08/19/2014 ]Description: Appeal of Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners’ ordinance that would allegedly expand coal exports from Port of Long Beach. READ MORE
Transportation Solutions Defense & Education Fund v. California Air Resources Board Filing Date: 2014Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.Status: Petition denied. [ 05/15/2017 ]Description: Challenge to inclusion of high-speed rail project in California’s first update to the Climate Change Scoping Plan.READ MORE
Brentwood Stakeholders Alliance for Better Living v. City of Los Angeles Filing Date: 2014Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.Status: Opinion issued. [ 04/26/2016 ]Description: Challenge to approvals for condo building in Los Angeles.READ MORE