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Yazzie v. US Environmental Protection Agency

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In petitions for review brought by tribal conservation organizations and nonprofit environmental organizations challenging the EPA's source-specific...

Residents Against Specific Plan 380 v. Co. of Riverside

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In an appeal from a judgment denying plaintiff's petition for a writ of mandate challenging the decision of the County of Riverside to approve...

Berkshire Environmental Action v. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.

Civil Procedure, Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law
In an unusual petition for review arising out of a state administrative proceeding, involving the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) grant...

Blankenship v. Consolidation Coal Co.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Environmental Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In a dispute arising out of a dewatering operation of defendant's mine into a mine partially owned by plaintiff, asserting state causes of action for...

Wilson v. County of Napa

Environmental Law, Elections, Government Law
In a petition for a writ of mandate seeking to compel the County of Napa and the registrar to place on the county ballot their proposed initiative...

Central Coast Forest Association v. Fish and Game Commission

Water Law, Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In a petition asking the Fish and Game Commission to redefine the southern boundary of its coho salmon listing to exclude coastal streams south of San...

San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Auth. v. Haugrud

Water Law, Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
In a dispute arising out of the release of Trinity River water from the Lewiston Dam above the amount designated in the applicable water release...

Center for Biological Diversity v. US Environmental Protection Agency

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In a citizen suit alleging that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA) when it registered certain...

Catskill Mountains Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Inc. v. EPA (Catskill III)

Environmental Law, Water Law, Administrative Law
In a challenge to the Water Transfer Rule, which formalized the EPA's longstanding position that water transfers are not subject to regulation under...

Ohio Valley Envt'l Coalition v. Fola Coal Co.

Water Law, Environmental Law
In a suit brought by environmental groups brought this action against a coal company, alleging that the company had violated the Clean Water Act and...