33 Cases found
Alliance of the Southeast v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Filing Date: 2023
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Ill.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 03/13/2023 ]
Description: Challenge to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approval of the Calumet Harbor Dredged Material Disposal Facility, which would enable continued disposal of dredged materials from Chicago Area Waterway System.
Platkin v. Exxon Mobil Corp.
Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: N.J. Super. Ct.
Status: Memorandum of law filed by American Petroleum Institute in support of motion to dismiss. [ 10/16/2023 ]
Description: Lawsuit brought by New Jersey officials against fossil fuel industry defendants seeking damages and other relief in connection with the defendants' alleged substantial role in causing climate change and resulting harms to New Jersey.
Komor v. United States
Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
Description: Action by pro se plaintiff (1) alleging federal defendants violated his fundamental constitutional rights by causing or contributing to climate change and (2) seeking to compel defendants to undertake actions to remove carbon from the atmosphere.
Komor v. United States
Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: D. Colo.
Status: Amended complaint filed. [ 07/16/2021 ]
Description: Pro se lawsuit alleging that federal defendants violated the plaintiff's constitutional rights by causing and contributing to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
In re The Gas Co. dba Hawaii Gas
Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: Haw.
Status: PUC's decision and order vacated and case remanded to the PUC for further proceedings. [ 06/09/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission’s approval of a rate increase that allowed a utility to pass the costs of two liquid natural gas project on to its customers.
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.
Held v. State
Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Mont.
Status: Motion filed by Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC for leave to file an amicus brief in support of appellants. [ 01/24/2024 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking declaration of right under the Montana constitution to a stable climate system and to compel Montana to prepare and implement a remedial plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
East River Park Action v. City of New York
Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: N.Y. App. Div.
Status: Denial of petition affirmed. [ 11/30/2021 ]
Description: Lawsuit challenging New York City’s approval of a resiliency plan for the Lower East Side that involved elevating an existing park on the East River by eight feet to serve as a barrier to coastal storms and flooding.
Center for Environmental Law & Policy v. State of Washington
Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Wash. Ct. App.
Status: Orders issued granting motion for reconsideration and amending opinion holding rule invalid. [ 08/20/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to an instream flow rule for the Spokane River, which petitioners alleged was experiencing a "low flow trend" due to climate change and other factors.
Komor v. United States
Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: D. Ariz.
Status: Motion to stay granted. [ 08/27/2019 ]
Description: Constitutional climate change lawsuit seeking an order requiring the federal government to research and establish a program for direct atmospheric carbon removal.
Rhode Island v. Shell Oil Products Co.
Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: R.I. Super. Ct.
Status: Order issued. [ 09/08/2023 ]
Description: State of Rhode Island lawsuit seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for causing climate change impacts that adversely affect Rhode Island and jeopardize State-owned or -operated facilities, real property, and other assets.
Reynolds v. Florida
Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.
Status: Dismissal affirmed. [ 05/18/2021 ]
Description: Action by eight young people asserting that the State of Florida and its agencies and officials violated fundamental rights to a stable climate system under Florida common law and the Florida constitution.
Aji P. v. State of Washington
Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Wash.
Status: Petition for review denied. [ 10/06/2021 ]
Description: Action by young people under 18 years of age claiming that the State of Washington and state agencies and officials violated plaintiffs' rights by creating and maintaining fossil fuel-based transportation and energy systems.
Save the Scenic Santa Ritas v. U.S. Forest Service
Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: D. Ariz.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 11/27/2017 ]
Description: Challenge to approvals for copper mine in Arizona.
Clean Air Council v. United States
Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: E.D. Pa.
Status: Defendants' motion to dismiss granted. [ 02/19/2019 ]
Description: Lawsuit against United States and other federal defendants asserting constitutional claims to block deregulatory actions by Trump administration.
Sagoonick v. State
Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Alaska
Status: Dismissal affirmed. [ 01/28/2022 ]
Description: Lawsuit contending that Alaska state Climate and Energy Policy violated youth plaintiffs' rights under the state constitution.
Martinez v. Colorado
Filing Date: 2011
Court/Admin Entity: Colo. Dist. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 05/20/2011 ]
Description: Action seeking declaration that atmosphere is public trust resources that State of Colorado must protect for the benefit of plaintiffs and others, including future generations and that State breached that duty by allowing too many carbon emissions.
Blades v. California
Filing Date: 2011
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Action voluntarily dismissed by plaintiffs without prejudice. [ 02/07/2012 ]
Description: Action seeking declaration that atmosphere is a public trust resources that the State of California has an obligation to protect for its current and future citizens, including by imposing restrictions on greenhouse gas restrictions.
Funk v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Filing Date: 2012
Court/Admin Entity: Pa. Commw. Ct.
Status: Opinion issued. [ 07/03/2013 ]
Description: Proceeding seeking to compel the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to advance a petition for rulemaking concerning carbon dioxide emissions.