Environmental Defense Center v. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Brian Salerno, Jaron E. Ming, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Walter Cruickshank, Ellen G. Aronson, United States Department of the Interior, Sally Jewell
Published: Feb. 20, 2016 | Result Date: Jan. 29, 2016 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 2:14-cv-09281-PSG-FFM Settlement – Moratorium
Court
USDC Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Margaret M. Hall
(Environmental Defense Center)
Brian P. Segee
(Center for Biological Diversity)
Defendant
Facts
The Environmental Defense Center brought a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief against multiple federal defendants relating to the issuance of 51 permits for fracking off the coast of California, for use in oil and gas production.
Contentions
PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
The EDC contended that the issuance of the permits violated the National Environmental Policy Act.
Result
Pursuant to the settlement reached between the parties, federal regulators will place a moratorium on the issuance of fracking permits while they investigate their potential environmental impacts through a "programmatic environmental assessment" of fracking operations in Pacific waters.
Other Information
FILING DATE: Dec. 3, 2014.
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