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Friends of the Everglades v. S. Fla. Water Mgmt. Dist.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Water Law
In an action seeking to compel a water district to obtain a permit to discharge pollutants into a lake, judgment for Plaintiffs is reversed, where the...

Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Marina Pt. Dev. Co.

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Water Law
In a Clean Water Act (CWA) and Endangered Species Act (ESA) action against a developer, judgment for Plaintiffs is vacated and the District Court is...

Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Marina Pt. Dev. Co.

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Water Law
In a Clean Water Act (CWA) and Endangered Species Act (ESA) action against a developer, judgment for Plaintiffs is vacated and the District Court is...

Abdur-Rahman v. Walker

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Water Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action based on Plaintiffs' discharge by the state Department of Public Works for reporting violations of the Clean Water...

Siskyou Regional Educ. Project v. U.S. Forest Serv.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Water Law
In a challenge to Defendant Forest Service's interpretation of a mining directive based on potential damage to riparian resources, summary judgment...

San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation Dist. v. Local Agency Formation Comm'n

Government Law, Water Law
In an action involving the consolidation of water conservation agencies, trial court's denial of plaintiff's action for declaratory relief and an...

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...

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...

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...

Center for Biological Diversity v. Marina Pt. Dev. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Environmental Law, Water Law
In an action under the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Endangered Species Act (ESA), judgment for Plaintiffs is reversed, where: 1) Plaintiffs did not give...