all - Opinion Summaries

White Tanks Concerned Citizens v. Strock

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action to enjoin the Army Corps of Engineers' grant of a permit to fill certain ephemeral washes, summary judgment for Defendants is reversed...

New Mex. v. Bureau of Land Mgmt.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a challenge to a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) order opening certain land in New Mexico to mining, judgment for Defendants is reversed in part,...

U.S. Bank, N.A. v. EPA

Bankruptcy Law, Environmental Law, Water Law
In a bankruptcy proceeding, the Bankruptcy Court's order granting the EPA's claim against the Debtor for groundwater cleanup compensation under CERCLA...

Hydro Resources, Inc. v. EPA

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a petition for review of the EPA's determination that land owned by Plaintiff was "Indian country," the petition is denied, where Congress set...

Ecology Center v. Castaneda

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In a challenge to Defendant Forest Service's approval of timber sales, summary judgment for Defendant is affirmed, where: 1) Defendant met the "best...

Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Dep't of Interior

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a petition for review of a Department of Interior oil and gas leasing program, the petition is granted in part, where the program's environmental...

Arizona Pub. Serv. Co. v. EPA

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In a petition for review of an EPA regulation limiting emissions, the petition is granted in part, where the parties agreed to a remand regarding...

Kane Cty. v. Salazar

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
In an action alleging that the Secretary of the Interior's land management plan violated Plaintiff county's water rights, the dismissal of the...

Columbia Venture LLC v. S.C. Wildlife Fed.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In a challenge to a FEMA decision regarding certain base flood elevation determinations, the District Court's order vacating those determinations is...

Entergy Corp. v. Riverkeeper, Inc.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Water Law
In a petition for review of EPA national performance standards for cooling water intake structures, the grant of the petition is reversed, where the...