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Citizens Against Ruining the Env't v. Envtl. Prot. Agency

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Public Utilities
Petitions for review of the EPA's decision not to object under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to operating permits proposed by the Illinois Environmental...

Los Altos Golf and Country Club v. County of Santa Clara

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
In plaintiffs' action to recover fees paid for sewer service provided by the city, demurrer for defendants-city and county is affirmed where there was...

Dominion Transmission, Inc. v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n

Administrative Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law, Public Utilities
A petition for review of an FERC order requiring petitioner to supplement reports prepared as part of a settlement agreement is granted and the order...

Klamath Water Users Ass'n v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Public Utilities, Water Law
Petitioners lack standing to challenge a FERC decision to re-license a dam operator without binding it to the terms of its existing contract setting...

Pac. Gas & Elec. Co. v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n

Administrative Law, Government Law, Public Utilities
Petition for review of FERC orders requiring the California Independent System Operator, rather than Participating Transmission Owners like...

California Dep't of Water Res. v. Powerex Corp.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, International Law, Public Utilities
In a case arising out of the 2000-2001 California energy crisis, an order remanding the case to state court is reversed and remanded where: 1) review...

Miami-Dade County v. US EPA

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Evidence, Public Utilities, Water Law
Petition for review of a Final Rule promulgated by the EPA, which amended the current federal underwater injection control requirements for Class I...

S. California Reg'l Rail Auth. v. Superior Court (Tutino)

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Public Utilities, Transportation
In a tort action arising from a train derailment incident, raising the issue of whether federal regulations preempt plaintiffs' claims that...

Cogeneration Ass'n of CA v. Federal Energy Comm'n

Administrative Law, Evidence, Public Utilities
Petition for review of an order by the FEC approving unique rates which petitioner charges "standby customers" is denied where the Commission...

State of New Jersey v. US Nuclear Regulatory Comm'n

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Public Utilities
Petition for review of a guidance document issued by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), proposing a long-term control license for...