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California Native Plant Society v. City of Rancho Cordova (Jaeger Road 530 LLC)
Trial court errs in finding that city violated California Environmental Quality Act by approving project without specific location for mitigation measures. 		Environmental Law Mar. 25, 2009
Trouts Unlimited v. Lohn
Agency's decision to combine wild and hatchery salmon within one 'evolutionarily significant unit' is proper. 		Environmental Law Mar. 18, 2009
State of Washington v. Chu
Storage of hazardous waste designated for Waste Isolation Pilot Plant at other sites subject to storage and land disposal restrictions. 		Environmental Law Mar. 11, 2009
State of California v. Allstate Insurance Co.
State's preventive release is not barred where policy denied coverage for intentional discharge of waste. 		Environmental Law Mar. 10, 2009
Latino Issues Forum v. U.S. EPA
EPA's approval of plan to reduce particulate matter is proper where plan included 'best available control measures.' 		Environmental Law Mar. 6, 2009
Summers v. Earth Island Institute
Environmental groups lack standing to challenge regulations without live dispute over concrete application of regulations, procedural injury insufficient. 		Environmental Law Mar. 4, 2009
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's listing of chemical as being known to cause reproductive toxicity is proper. 		Environmental Law Feb. 2, 2009
Riverwatch v. Olivenhain Municipal Water District (Gregory Canyon Ltd.)
Trial court errs by finding that agency's approval of agreement did not call for prior review under CEQA. 		Environmental Law Feb. 2, 2009
California Native Plant Society v. County of El Dorado (Cameron Park Ventures)
Payment of impact fee does not eliminate need to evaluate environmental impact of particular project on rare plants in area. 		Environmental Law Jan. 30, 2009
Great Oaks Water Co. v. Santa Clara Valley Water District
District's resolution adopting groundwater rate increases sufficiently identifies specific basis for claimed statutory exemption from CEQA review. 		Environmental Law Jan. 28, 2009
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's listing of chemical as being known to cause reproductive toxicity is proper. 		Environmental Law Jan. 9, 2009
McAllister v. California Coastal Commission (County of Monterey)
California Coastal Commission's approval of development permit is improper where project was not dependent on resources in environmentally sensitive area. 		Environmental Law Jan. 2, 2009
Save Tara v. City of West Hollywood (Waset Inc.)
Environmental impact report is required during decisionmaking process involving city's private development agreement. 		Environmental Law Dec. 15, 2008
League of Wilderness Defenders v. U.S. Forest Service
Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement is insufficient where U.S. Forest Service tiers to non-NEPA analysis of aggregate cumulative effects. 		Environmental Law Dec. 12, 2008
Oregon Natural Desert Association v. U.S. Forest Service
Plaintiffs claiming U.S. Forest Service violation of Clean Water Act are bound by principles of 'stare decisis.' 		Environmental Law Dec. 12, 2008
O.W.L. Foundation v. City of Rohnert Park (University District)
Water supplier has substantial discretion to measure groundwater sufficiency for purposes of water supply assessment. 		Environmental Law Nov. 21, 2008
Alaska Wilderness League v. Kempthorne
Approval of exploration plan for drilling of oil wells near Alaska is deemed improper due to failure to take requisite 'hard look.' 		Environmental Law Nov. 21, 2008
Association of Irritated Residents v. San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District
District's report implementing air quality control rule does not properly address impact on public health. 		Environmental Law Nov. 20, 2008
Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council Inc.
Injunctive relief against active sonar employed by U.S. Navy requires likelihood of irreparable harm rather than mere possibility. 		Environmental Law Nov. 13, 2008
WildWest Institute v. Bull
U.S. Forest Service management plan concerning Bitterroot National Forest is upheld as in compliance with federal environmental law. 		Environmental Law Nov. 7, 2008
Save Tara v. City of West Hollywood (Waset Inc.)
Environmental impact report is required during decisionmaking process involving city's private development agreement. 		Environmental Law Oct. 31, 2008
Center for Biological Diversity Inc. v. FPL Group Inc.
Claim for breach of public trust brought by private parties must be brought against responsible public agencies. 		Environmental Law Oct. 13, 2008
Salmon Spawning & Recovery Alliance v. Gutierrez
Conservation groups lack Article III standing in case involving treaty related to endangered fish. 		Environmental Law Oct. 9, 2008
North Idaho Community Action Network v. U.S. Dept. of Transportation
Agencies violate Section 4(f) of Dept. of Transportation Act where evaluation is not conducted on all phases of highway construction project. 		Environmental Law Oct. 7, 2008
American Bird Conservancy v. Federal Communications Commission
District court lacks jurisdiction over environmental group's citizen suit challenging FCC's issuance of licenses under Endangered Species Act. 		Environmental Law Oct. 7, 2008
State of Alaska v. Federal Subsistence Board
Federal Subsistence Board's decision to allow Alaskan residents to harvest moose under hunting regulations is supported by substantial evidence. 		Environmental Law Sep. 24, 2008
Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
EPA fails to adequately explain basis for deviations from child safety factor establishing allowable amount of pesticide residues in food. 		Environmental Law Sep. 22, 2008
Natural Resources Defense Council v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is required to promulgate effluent limitations guidelines after listing construction industry as point source category. 		Environmental Law Sep. 19, 2008
Center for Biological Diversity Inc. v. FPL Group Inc.
Claim for breach of public trust brought by private parties must be brought against responsible public agencies. 		Environmental Law Sep. 19, 2008
Fairbanks North Star Borough v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Approved jurisdictional determination finding that wetland is subject to Clean Water Act does not constitute final agency action. 		Environmental Law Sep. 15, 2008
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