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O.W.L. Found. v. City of Rohnert Park

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Public Utilities, Water Law
Grant of writ of mandate requiring defendant city to set aside its resolution adopting a water supply assessment (WSA) is reversed where: 1) a WSA...

In Re Transcon. Realty Invsestors, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities, Water Law
In a suit to condemn an easement for a water pipeline, defendant's petition for mandamus relief to transfer venue is granted where an amendment to the...

Black Warrior Riverkeeper, Inc. v. Cherokee Mining, LLC

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Water Law
In a suit by plaintiff-environmental non-profit organization against defendant owner and operator of two coal mines, denial of defendant's motion to...

Sahu v. Union Carbide Corp.

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, Water Law
In claims related to water pollution allegedly caused by operations at a factory owned and operated by defendants in Bhopal, India, grant of summary...

In the Matter of Brooklyn Assembly Halls of Jehovah's Witnesses, Inc. v. Dep't of Envtl. Prot. of the City of New York

Administrative Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities, Tax-exempt Organizations, Water Law
In a petition seeking to force city water agencies to provide a statutorily-authorized exemption allowing petitioner-church free use of city water,...

Snoqualmie Indian Tribe v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm.

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Indian Law, Water Law
In an challenge to the relicensing to operate Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Project for another forty years, petition for review of the licensing...

US v. Hagerman

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Environmental Law, Sentencing, Water Law
In a case involving criminal sanctions against a corporation for violations of the Clean Water Act, appeals from dismissal of the government's...

Casitas Muni. Water Dist. v. US

Constitutional Law, Construction, Contracts, Environmental Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
In a suit alleging breach of contract and a taking by the government in connection with the financing of a water-supply project, summary judgment in...

Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides v. US Envtl. Prot. Agency

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Environmental Law, Evidence, Government Law, Water Law
In a case challenging pesticide tolerance levels set by the EPA, petition for review is granted in part and reversed in part and the case remanded to...

National Resources Defense Council v. US Envtl. Prot. Agency

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law, Water Law
In a Clean Water Act (CWA) case seeking to force the EPA to promulgate guidelines relating to storm water pollution discharges caused by construction...