Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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C066410
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Asociacion de Gente Unida por el Agua v. Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
Water quality control board's order regulating waste from milk dairies violates state's antidegradation policy by not requiring best method for regulating water. |
Environmental Law |
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Nov. 7, 2012 | |
C064301
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Styrene Information and Research Center v. Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
Styrene may not be listed as chemical known to cause cancer when identified as possibly carcinogenic based on limited evidence. |
Environmental Law |
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Nov. 2, 2012 | |
F063849
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Tuolumne Jobs & Small Business Alliance v. Superior Court (Wal-Mart Stores Inc.)
City cannot bypass environmental review for Wal-Mart expansion by adopting ordinance to approve project without holding special election. |
Environmental Law |
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Nov. 1, 2012 | |
C067130
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Garland v. Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
Developer is fined for permit violations when polluted stormwater indirectly flowed from construction site into waters of the United States through drainages. |
Environmental Law |
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Oct. 25, 2012 | |
B233859
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Chung v. City of Monterey Park
Measure to establish competitive bidding for future trash service contracts does not require environmental review prior to placement on city’s ballot. |
Environmental Law |
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Oct. 24, 2012 | |
10-72356
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Center for Biological Diversity v. United States Bureau of Land Management
Government's approval of 678-mile oil pipeline that endangers fish and their habitats fails to properly ensure protection of species. |
Environmental Law |
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Oct. 23, 2012 | |
D055215
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Preserve Wild Santee v. City of Santee (Homefed Fanita Rancho LLC)
Environmental impact report that merely mentions measures to mitigate loss of butterfly habitat without providing guidelines is inadequate. |
Environmental Law |
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Oct. 22, 2012 | |
C064930
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Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center v. County of Siskiyou (Roseburg Forest Products Co.)
Electricity resale project conforms to California Environmental Quality Act even if impact report contains minor deficiencies because it did not prejudice review process. |
Environmental Law |
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Oct. 19, 2012 | |
11-35464
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Western Watersheds Project v. Ellis
Environmental organization may not recover attorney fees after successfully challenging Bureau of Land Management's decision to allow grazing after wildfire. |
Environmental Law |
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Oct. 10, 2012 | |
C064280
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Voices for Rural Living v. El Dorado Irrigation District (Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians)
Project to supply vast amount of water to hotel and casino, which required freeway interchange, is not exempt from environmental review. |
Environmental Law |
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Oct. 5, 2012 | |
F062983
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Coalition for Clean Air v. City of Visalia (VWR International LLC)
Proposed laboratory supply and distribution facility may be subject to environmental review despite city’s assertion that it was exempt. |
Environmental Law |
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Oct. 5, 2012 | |
A127207
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California Association of Sanitation Agencies v. State Water Resources Control Board
Regional board's water basin plan does not unlawfully incorporate other agencies' standards and criteria for water quality objectives. |
Environmental Law |
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Sep. 28, 2012 | |
11-15007
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Public Lands for the People Inc. v. United States Dept. of Agriculture
U.S. Forest Service may restrict miners from using motor vehicles to enter the Eldorado National Forest to access their mining claims. |
Environmental Law |
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Sep. 27, 2012 | |
11-35659
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Native Ecosystems Council v. Weldon
Forest Service may proceed with plan to remove trees and vegetation in Lewis and Clark National Forest to reduce potential for wildfires. |
Environmental Law |
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Sep. 24, 2012 | |
09-17490
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Native Village of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp.
Alaskan village may not sue energy producers based on allegations that they are causing global warming via massive greenhouse gas emissions. |
Environmental Law |
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Sep. 24, 2012 | |
11-16718
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Earth Island Institute v. United States Forest Service
U.S. Forest Service's plan to restore Lake Tahoe Forest following destruction caused by Angora Fire does not need to protect animal population levels. |
Environmental Law |
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Sep. 21, 2012 | |
F062983
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Coalition for Clean Air v. City of Visalia (VWR International LLC)
Proposed laboratory supply and distribution facility may be subject to environmental review despite city’s assertion that it was exempt. |
Environmental Law |
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Sep. 18, 2012 | |
11-16326
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Grand Canyon Trust v. United States Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau of Reclamation does not violate Endangered Species Act by issuing annual operating plans without formally consulting with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. |
Environmental Law |
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Sep. 18, 2012 | |
11-17108
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Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations v. Blank
Revisions to fishery management plan do not need to better protect fishing communities that might have limited access to fishery. |
Environmental Law |
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Sep. 11, 2012 | |
A127207
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California Association of Sanitation Agencies v. State Water Resources Control Board
Regional board's water basin plan does not unlawfully incorporate other agencies' standards and criteria for water quality objectives. |
Environmental Law |
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Aug. 31, 2012 | |
E052253
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Rialto Citizens for Responsible Growth v. City of Rialto (Wal-Mart Real Estate Business Trust)
City properly certifies environmental impact report for commercial retail center where project description was incomplete, but did not preclude informed public participation. |
Environmental Law |
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Aug. 28, 2012 | |
10-35123
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Center for Biological Diversity v. Salazar
Regulations authorizing incidental take of marine mammals due to oil and gas exploration are permissible because anticipated impact is negligible. |
Environmental Law |
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Aug. 22, 2012 | |
A132385
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Robinson v. City and County of San Francisco (T-Mobile West Corp.)
Project to place wireless telecommunications equipment on existing utility poles throughout city is exempt from review under California Environmental Quality Act. |
Environmental Law |
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Aug. 22, 2012 | |
11-16326
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Grand Canyon Trust v. United States Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau of Reclamation does not violate Endangered Species Act by issuing annual operating plans without formally consulting with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. |
Environmental Law |
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Aug. 14, 2012 | |
11-70776
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Native Village of Kivalina IRA Council v. U.S. EPA
Administrative review of reissued permit authorizing wastewater discharges is properly denied because petitioner failed to engage EPA's responses to public comments. |
Environmental Law |
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Aug. 10, 2012 | |
E052253
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Rialto Citizens for Responsible Growth v. City of Rialto (Wal-Mart Real Estate Business Trust)
City properly certifies environmental impact report for commercial retail center where project description was incomplete, but did not preclude informed public participation. |
Environmental Law |
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Aug. 1, 2012 | |
11-35451
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League of Wilderness Defenders - Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project v. United States Forest Service
Environmental impact statement for project in experimental forest, which sought to reduce risk of wildfire and beetle infestation, complies with National Environmental Policy Act. |
Environmental Law |
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Jul. 31, 2012 | |
11-71127
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California Communities Against Toxics v. EPA
Although EPA's final rule approving transfer of emissions credits to unfinished power plant was flawed, vacatur of rule is inappropriate due to disruptive consequences. |
Environmental Law |
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Jul. 27, 2012 | |
09-17661
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Natural Resources Defense Council v. Salazar
Under Endangered Species Act, federal agency is not required to consult with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service when renewing water service contracts. |
Environmental Law |
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Jul. 18, 2012 | |
A131412
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City of Hayward v. Board of Trustees of the California State University
Environmental impact report for master plan to expand university's physical capacity is generally adequate, but fails to meaningfully analyze impact on neighboring parkland. |
Environmental Law |
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Jul. 12, 2012 |