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259 Cases found

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: Petition for writ of mandate granted in part. [ 01/20/2022 ]
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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Community Environmental Advocates v. City of Grass Valley

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.
Status: Judgment denying the petition for writ of mandate reversed. [ 01/30/2023 ]
Description: Challenge to the environmental review for a mixed-use development on the site of a former mine.
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Preserve Wild Santee v. City of Santee

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Judgment entered in favor of petitioners. [ 04/06/2022 ]
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: Notice of appeal filed (with ruling and judgment attached). [ 06/21/2021 ]
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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AquAlliance v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: E.D. Cal.
Status: Reply filed by San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority in support of cross-motion for summary judgment. [ 01/17/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to the environmental review and approvals for a 2019-2024 water transfer program from sellers upstream of the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta to downstream buyers that allegedly would exacerbate climate change impacts on groundwater resources.
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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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Center for Biological Diversity v. County of Lake

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.
Status: Request for dismissal of appeal filed by California Attorney General. [ 01/11/2023 ]
Description: Challenge to environmental review for the Guenoc Valley Mixed Use Planned Development Project.
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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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Center for Biological Diversity v. County of San Diego

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Motion for leave to intervene filed by People of the State of California ex rel. Xavier Becerra. [ 03/17/2021 ]
Description: Challenge to the environmental review for the Otay Ranch Resort Village 13 project in San Diego County, California.
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IBC Business Owners for Sensible Development v. City of Irvine

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.
Status: Judgment granting petitioner’s request for writ of mandate affirmed. [ 02/06/2023 ]
Description: Challenge to the City of Irvine’s approval of a plan to redevelop a 4.95-acre parcel in the Irvine Business Complex with an office complex.
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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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In re Enbridge Energy, LP

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Minn. Ct. App.
Status: Petition for review of Court of Appeals decision filed by Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians et al. [ 07/14/2021 ]
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: Notice of appeal filed by Clean Wisconsin and Sierra Club. [ 06/30/2022 ]
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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Save Berkeley’s Neighborhoods v. Regents of the University of California

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: Cal.
Status: Regents' petition for review and application for stay denied. [ 03/03/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to environmental review for the Upper Hearst Development Plan for Goldman School of Public Policy and Minor Amendment to the 2020 Long Range Development Plan for Berkeley, including failure to assess or mitigate impacts on climate change.
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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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