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Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Motion filed by federal defendants for voluntary remand without vacatur. [ 12/02/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to Section 404 permit for new petrochemical plant on the Mississippi River in Louisiana.
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Center for Biological Diversity v. Bernhardt

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: E.D. La.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 03/19/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit to compel the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to make a final determination on the proposed listing of the eastern black rail.
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Beyond Pesticides v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Reply memorandum of points and authorities in support of motion to remand and for fees and costs. [ 09/21/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit asserting that Exxon Mobil Corporation's representations regarding its investment in clean energy violated D.C. Consumer Protection Procedures Act.
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City of Arcata v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 07/21/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit by California cities and county against utility for withholding amounts collected as greenhouse gas credits from electricity users from taxes paid to the plaintiffs under their electricity ordinances.
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Center for Biological Diversity v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: D.C. Cir.
Status: Petition for review filed. [ 09/21/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approvals of the Alaska LNG Project, which includes a liquefied natural gas terminal in Alaska, an 807-mile gas pipeline, and other related infrastructure.
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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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California v. U.S. Department of Energy

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
Status: Motion to consolidate granted and stay lifted. [ 11/03/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to U.S. Department of Energy’s final rules amending the procedures for new or revised energy conservation standards and test procedures for consumer products and commercial/industrial equipment.
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Energy Policy Advocates v. Attorney General’s Office

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Vt. Super. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 06/01/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking communications and other records, including emails regarding climate change, from Vermont attorney general's office.
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Energy Policy Advocates v. Office of the Attorney General

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Wash. Super. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 02/05/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit to compel the Washington attorney general to disclose correspondence with climate activists who allegedly "campaigned for attorneys general to pursue opponents of their preferred policies, and to assist a private tort litigation campaign."
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Sierra Club v. National Marine Fisheries Service

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: D. Md.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 10/21/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to programmatic biological opinion governing oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin, Inc. v. National Guard Bureau

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: W.D. Wis.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 12/07/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to the environmental review for construction and demolition projects at the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing Installation at a regional airport in Madison.
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North Slope Borough v. Ross

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: D. Alaska
Status: Complaint filed. [ 07/24/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit to compel action on a petition to delist the Arctic ringed seal under the Endangered Species Act.
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Environmental Defense Fund v. Colorado Air Quality Control Commission

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Colo. Dist. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 08/05/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit to compel Colorado agencies to propose regulations to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions as required by 2019 laws.
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California v. Stout

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: C.D. Cal.
Status: Order issued declining transfer of case. [ 01/29/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit challenging the supplemental environmental impact statement prepared by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for a resource management plan allowing hydraulic fracturing on federal lands in California.
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Center for Biological Diversity v. Bernhardt

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: D. Mont.
Status: Joint motion to dismiss filed by the parties pursuant to terms of stipulated settlement agreement. [ 07/02/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit to compel a final listing determination on the distinct population segment of the North American wolverine.
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WildEarth Guardians v. Polis

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Colo. Dist. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 07/09/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit to compel Colorado state defendants to publish a proposed rule setting forth measures to meet statutory greenhouse gas reduction goals.
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Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement v. Council on Environmental Quality

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 09/23/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit challenging the Council on Environmental Quality's amendments of the National Environmental Policy Act regulations for unlawfully limiting NEPA review related to concentrated animal feed operations.
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Columbia Riverkeeper v. Oregon Department of Energy

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Or. Cir. Ct.
Status: Petition for judicial review filed. [ 11/02/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit alleging that the Oregon Department of Energy unlawfully allowed construction of a natural gas plant.
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California v. Wheeler

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Cal.
Status: Motion for preliminary injunction or for order staying effective date denied. [ 06/19/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to the Trump administration's amendments to the Clean Water Act's definition of "waters of the United States."
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Energy Policy Advocates v. Nessel

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Mich. Ct. Cl.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 05/27/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking to compel disclosure of correspondence and other records of the Michigan Department of Attorney General that allegedly concerned the Department's "involvement with outside pressure groups and plaintiff’s tort attorneys.”
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