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Vedanta Society of Southern California v. California Quartet Ltd.
Appeal of environmental impact report certified by unelected planning commission must be affirmed by majority vote of elected body. 		Environmental Law Nov. 30, 2000
Hells Canyon Alliance v. United States Forest Service
Forest Service found to have adequately considered alternatives to protect river designated as wild and scenic. 		Environmental Law Nov. 28, 2000
Unocal Corp. v. United States
Oil company not responsible for damages caused by pipeline rupture caused by construction contractor, when company exercised due care. 		Environmental Law Nov. 2, 2000
Friends of the Clearwater v. Dombeck
National Environmental Policy Act requires U.S. Forest Service to timely consider impact of new environmental information on proposed timber sale. 		Environmental Law Nov. 2, 2000
Idaho Sporting Congress Inc. v. Alexander
Evidence of environmental harm caused by logging activities constitutes possible irreparable harm justifying injunctive relief. 		Environmental Law Nov. 2, 2000
U.S v. Ertsgaard
Commercial fisherman's violations of individual fishing quota regulations developed by Northern Pacific Fishery Management Council are subject to prosecution under Lacey Act. 		Environmental Law Nov. 2, 2000
Federation of Hillside and Canyon Associations v. City of Los Angeles
City development plan must ensure that measures to mitigate adverse environmental effects will be implemented. 		Environmental Law Nov. 2, 2000
Planning and Conservation League v. Dept. of Water Resources
Department of Water Resources has duty to serve as lead agency in assessing environmental consequences of water projects involving State. 		Environmental Law Oct. 26, 2000
Southwest Center for Biological Diversity v. Babbitt
Indian tribe isn't necessary party to lawsuit where its interests are represented by agency defendants. 		Environmental Law Oct. 25, 2000
Friends of the Old Trees v. California Dept. of Forestry & Fire Protection (Van Alstyne)
Department of Forestry cannot approve modified timber harvest plan without considering cumulative impacts analysis and alternatives. 		Environmental Law Oct. 9, 2000
Cadiz Land Co. Inc. v. Rail Cycle L.P.
Report with insufficient information regarding potential groundwater contamination by proposed landfill should not be certified. 		Environmental Law Oct. 3, 2000
Friends of Mammoth v. Town of Mammoth Lakes Redevelopment Agency
Environmental impact report for redevelopment plan must contain as much environmental review as possible. 		Environmental Law Oct. 3, 2000
Carson Harbor Village Ltd. v. Unocal Corporation
Landowner who remedies contamination for business reasons is not prevented from recovering costs from prior owners. 		Environmental Law Sep. 22, 2000
Ninilchik Traditional Council v. U.S.
Alaska's priority for subsistence hunting of moose doesn't always pre-empt statutory goals of conservation and recreation. 		Environmental Law Sep. 22, 2000
Hells Canyon Alliance v. US Forest Service
Forest Service found to have adequately considered alternatives to protect river designated as wild and scenic. 		Environmental Law Sep. 22, 2000
Southern Utah Wilderness v. Dabney
National Park Service can bar off-road vehicles from using national park if evidence shows such use cause permanent impairment to park. 		Environmental Law Sep. 19, 2000
Public Service Co. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Protection Agency opinion letter stating need for prevention of serious deterioration permit doesn't constitute final administrative action for purpose of circuit court appeal. 		Environmental Law Sep. 19, 2000
Wetlands Action Network v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
National Environmental Policy Act not violated when U.S. Army Corps of Engineers fails to prepare Envirnomental Impact Statement before issuing development permit on wetlands. 		Environmental Law Aug. 29, 2000
Metcalf v. Daley
Federal defendants violate NEPA when preparing environmental assessment after authorizing tribe to resume whaling. 		Environmental Law Aug. 25, 2000
Cucamongans United for Reasonable Expansion v. City of Rancho Cucamonga (Lauren Development Inc.)
Supplemental environmental impact report is only required when new information of substantial importance is discovered. 		Environmental Law Aug. 25, 2000
Friends of Mammoth v. Town of Mammoth Lakes Redevelopment Agency
Environmental impact report for redevelopment plan must contain as much environmental review as possible. 		Environmental Law Aug. 25, 2000
People v. United States
Claims based entirely on state and local air pollution laws do not give rise to federal causes of action. 		Environmental Law Aug. 25, 2000
United States v. Asarco Inc.
Jurisdiction to adjudicate validity of expansion of environmentally protected property boundaries vests exclusively in D.C. Circuit. 		Environmental Law Aug. 25, 2000
Connecticut Indemnity Co. v. Superior Court
In determining liability for water pollution clean-up, city may issue subpoenas when authorized by law and pertinent to a legislative purpose and investigation. 		Environmental Law Aug. 18, 2000
Arco Environmental Remediation v. Department of Health and Environmental Quality
CERCLA does not pre-empt Montana law creating cause of action for access to public documents relating to superfund cleanup. 		Environmental Law Aug. 5, 2000
Akiak Native Community v. U.S. Postal Service
Parties challenging project's consistency with state and federal environmental programs must show compelling reason why court should set aside project. 		Environmental Law Aug. 5, 2000
Western Crop Protection Association v. Davis
State may adopt federal Environmental Protection Agency's criteria in determining chemicals that cause reproductive toxicity. 		Environmental Law Aug. 4, 2000
Tahoe Vista Concerned Citizens v. County of Placer
Plaintiff must first exhaust administrative remedies on environmental issue before bringing lawsuit. 		Environmental Law Aug. 4, 2000
Colorado Farm Bureau v. U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Forest Services' endorsement of Colorado's Lynx Recovery Program is not final agency action that triggers standing to sue under Administrative Procedures Act. 		Environmental Law Aug. 1, 2000
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. EPA
Nevada's state implementation plan that requires gasoline contain at least 3.5 percent oxygen content neither conflicts with nor is pre-empted by the Clean Air Act. 		Environmental Law Jul. 17, 2000
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