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Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge RANDOLPH. RANDOLPH, Senior Circuit Judge: This petition for judicial review deals mainly with what is popularly known as “acid rain.” The Environmental Protection Agency decided in 2012, after an exhaustive rule-making proceeding, that it needed further studies before it cou

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, et al., Plaintiffs, Case No. 21-cv-1491 (CRC) v. U.S. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORP., Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION The Government in the Sunshine Act (“Sunshine Ac

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. JANE NISHIDA, in her official capacity as Acting Administrator for the United States Environmental Protection Civil Action No. 21-119 (RDM) Agency, 1 et al., Defendants, and STATE OF FLORIDA, et al.,

MEMORANDUM OPINION KETANJI BROWN JACKSON, United States District Judge On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers, contaminating roughly 1,100 miles of shoreline, and causing significant losses to the environment and the economy throughout the region. (See Compl., ECF No. 1, ¶¶ 52-56.) See generally In re Deepwater Horizon, </

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. MICHAEL S. REGAN, in his official capacity as Administrator, U.S. Civil Action No. 21-119 (RDM) Environmental Protection Agency, 1 et al., Defendants, and STATE OF FLORIDA

Slip Op. 23- UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE, and NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC., Plaintiffs, Before: Gary S. Katzmann, Judge v. Court No. 22-00339 DEB HAALAND, in her official capacity as

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, Plaintiff, Case No. 1:20-cv-00529 (TNM) v. DAVID BERNHARDT, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER The Center for Biological

Dkt. Nos. 203, 204 ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTIONS TO DISMISS JOSEPH C. SPERO, United States Magistrate Judge I. INTRODUCTION In this action, Plaintiffs Center for Biological Diversity and Pesticide Action Network North America (“Plaintiffs”) allege the Environmental Protection Agency and Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Age

248 F.Supp.2d 660 (2002) CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Robert LUECKEL, Ottawa National Forest Supervisor, et al., Defendants. No. 2:01-CV-194. United States District Court, W.D. Michigan, Northern Division. December 6, 2002. *661 Terrence Dean, U.S. Attorney's Office, Marquette, MI, for Ann M. Veneman, D

OPINION BERTELSMAN, District Judge. This case involves a dispute over the impact of livestock grazing on the habitat of the loach minnow, a threatened species of fish, in certain allotments of land in the southwest region of the United States. Plaintiffs/appellants Forest Guardians and the Center for Biological Diversity1 (together “appellants”), are non-profit corporations activ

Order on Intervenor-Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss* Order to Show Cause Re* Stay Pending Exhaustion Re: Dkt. No. 58 YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE Plaintiffs Center for Food Safety, et al., (collectively, “plaintiffs”) bring these cases against defendants United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and Margaret Hamburg, in her Official capacit

MEMORANDUM OPINION JOHN D. BATES, United States District Judge Plaintiffs, a coalition of environmental advocacy groups,1 are unimpressed by the EPA’s current regulations and guidelines concerning the disposal, storage, transportation, and handling of oil and gas wastes. On the other hand, movants—the State of North Dakota, the American Petroleum Institute, the Independent Petroleum

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY PROJECT, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 16-842 (JDB) GINA MCCARTHY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs, a coalition of environmental advocacy groups,1 are unimpressed by the EPA’s current r

OPINION AND ORDER CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge Timing is everything. And in this ease, it is the only thing. The Clean Air Act gives the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator 60 days to grant or deny petitions requesting that EPA object to power plant operating permits. The Sierra Club has sued EPA Adminis

MEMORANDUM OPINION RANDOLPH D. MOSS, United States District Judge Plaintiffs, five non-profit organizations,1 challenge the decision of the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA” or “Agency”) to withdraw a proposed rule that would have required large industrial livestock operations to provide information to the EPA in order to facilitate the EPA’s ability to regulate thei

Case: 13-31214 Document: 00513003240 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/13/2015 REVISED APRIL 13, 2015 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED April 7, 2015

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge: The Clean Water Act establishes a statutory scheme to protect and improve the quality of the country’s waters. The administration of the Act depends on complicated interactions of three actors: the states, with lead responsibility for protecting waters within their borders; the EPA, which steps in when the state-led efforts are inadequate;

THOMAS, Chief Judge: *833In this petition for a writ of mandamus, the defendants ask us to direct the district court to dismiss a case seeking various environmental remedies. The defendants argue that allowing the case to proceed will result in burdensome discovery obligations on the federal government that will threaten the separation of pow

HOLMES, Circuit Judge. People for the Ethical Treatment of Property Owners (“PETPO”) challenges a regulation promulgated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS” or “Service”) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). The challenged regulation prohibits the “take” of the Utah prairie dog, a purely intrastate species, on nonfederal land. The ESA defines “take”

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ROBERT C. CHAMBERS, CHIEF JUDGE Pending is a Motion by West Virginia Coal Association (“WVCA”) to intervene as a defendant in this administrative review action. ECF No. 20. In this case, the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition (“OVEC”) and others (collectively “Plaintiffs”) have challenged an action of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”). Specifically, Plaintif