Main navigation

Search

Use the form to create custom searches of the database. Multiple filters can be applied to create specific queries.

Filter by Case Category:
Filter by Principal Law:
Filter by Court/Admin Entity:
Filter by Filing Year:
Current Filters:

Search Results:

Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Zinke

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: D. Alaska
Status: Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment denied and federal defendants' and intervenor-defendant's cross-motions for summary judgment granted. [ 12/06/2018 ]
Description: Challenge to oil and gas lease sales in National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska.

Friends of the River v. Delta Stewardship Council

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Verified petition for writ of mandate and complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief filed. [ 05/25/2018 ]
Description: Challenge to amendments to the Delta Plan for long-term management of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: D. Or.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 11/27/2018 ]
Description: Lawsuit alleging that EPA violated Clean Water Act by failing to identify waters off the coast of Oregon as impaired by ocean acidification.

Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Department of State

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Memorandum filed in support of federal defendants' motion to partially dismiss second amended complaint. [ 12/21/2018 ]
Description: Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking Department of State records regarding U.S. Climate Action Report.

Sierra Club v. U.S. Department of Energy

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 08/06/2018 ]
Description: Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking correspondence and other documents related to the U.S. Department of Energy's alleged efforts to bail out the coal and nuclear industries.

King County v. BP p.l.c.

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: W.D. Wash.
Status: Order issued granting partially unopposed motion to stay proceedings. [ 10/17/2018 ]
Description: Public nuisance and trespass action brought by King County in Washington State against fossil fuel companies seeking funding of climate change adaptation program.

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. EPA

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 02/06/2018 ]
Description: Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking to compel EPA to disclose records regarding policies put in place and other measures taken after EPA cancelled scientists' and consultant's participation in Rhode Island climate change conference.

Rhode Island v. Chevron Corp.

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: D.R.I.
Status: Plaintiff filed notice of errata to plaintiff's memorandum in support of its motion to remand to state court. [ 01/03/2019 ]
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.

Barnes v. Edison International

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: C.D. Cal.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 11/16/2018 ]
Description: Securities class action against utility company in Southern California alleging misrepresentations regarding exposure to wildfire risk.

Center for Biological Diversity v. Zinke

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: D. Alaska
Status: Motion to compel denied in part and granted in part. [ 11/16/2018 ]
Description: Lawsuit challenging the determination that the listing of the Pacific walrus as endangered or threatened was not warranted.

Sierra Club v. EPA

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Cal.
Status: Order issued granting plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment and addressing the production schedule. [ 12/26/2018 ]
Description: Freedom of Information lawsuit seeking external communications and meeting records for EPA staff that Sierra Club alleged had "troubling ties to polluting industries."

Friends of Animals v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: D. Colo.
Status: Stipulated settlement agreement filed. [ 12/21/2018 ]
Description: Lawsuit to compel the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to designate critical habitat for the western distinct population segment of the yellow-billed cuckoo.

Ecological Rights Foundation v. EPA

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Cal.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 01/18/2018 ]
Description: Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking EPA disclosure of directives to EPA employees since beginning of Trump administration concerning public communications about EPA work and review of EPA work by political appointees.

People of the State of New York v. Exxon Mobil Corporation

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: N.Y. Sup. Ct.
Status: Court notice issued allowing attorney general to file motion to dismiss or to limit discovery. [ 02/27/2019 ]
Description: Action alleging fraudulent scheme by Exxon Mobil Corporation to deceive investors about the company's management of risks posed by climate change regulation.

Environmental Defense Fund v. EPA

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: D.C. Cir.
Status: Motion to dismiss granted. [ 08/22/2018 ]
Description: Challenge to EPA "no action assurance" memorandum that provided assurance that EPA would not enforce greenhouse gas emission and fuel efficiency standards against small manufacturers of glider kits and vehicles.