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715 F.Supp.2d 721 (2010) SIERRA CLUB and Houston Audubon, Plaintiffs, v. FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, Department of Transportation, Secretary of Transportation Raymond LaHood, Texas Transportation Commission, Deirdre Delisi, Janice Brown, and Jeffrey F. Paniati, Defendants. Civil Action No. H-09-0692. United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division. May 19, 2010.<

TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge. The Plaintiffs-Appellants challenge the Federal Highway Administration’s selection of a route for the South Lawrence Trafficway, a proposed highway project in the city of Lawrence, Kansas. Appellants claim two aspects of the Highway Administration’s decision render it arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act. First, Appellants cla

O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge, dissenting: The majority holds that the final environmental impact statement prepared by the State of Alaska and the Federal Highway Administration violates the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq., by failing to consider certain alternatives to the State’s proposed plan to improve surface transportation to Juneau, Alaska. I respectfully dissent.

751 F.Supp.2d 1174 (2010) PRAIRIE BAND POTTAWATOMIE NATION; Sierra Club; Wetlands Preservation Organization; Jayhawk Audubon Society; Save the Wakarusa Wetlands, Inc.; Kansas University Environs; and EcoJustice, Plaintiffs, v. FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION and Kansas Department of Transportation, Defendants. Civil Action No. 08-2534-KHV. United States District Court, D. Kansas.

MEMORANDUM OF LAW & ORDER MICHAEL J. DAVIS, Chief District Judge. 1. INTRODUCTION This matter is before the Court on Federal Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment [Docket No. 70], Motion for Summary Judgment of Intervenor Wisconsin Department of Transportation [Docket No. 73], Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment [Docket No. 78], and Intervenor State of Minnesota Department

69 F.Supp.2d 1202 (1999) SIERRA CLUB, a non-profit corporation; and Merg (Mariposans for Environmentally Responsible Growth), a non-profit corporation, Plaintiffs, v. Bruce BABBITT, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Interior; Department of the Interior; National Park Service; John Reynolds, in his official capacity as Western Regional Director of the National Park Service; and Stanley Albright, in his official capacity as Superintenden

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued September 13, 2024 Decided January 17, 2025 No. 20-1317 SIERRA CLUB, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, ET AL., RESPONDENTS Consolidated with 20-1318, 20-1431, 21-1009 On Petitions for Review of a Final Rule of the Depar

RYAN, Circuit Judge. The Sierra Club and other plaintiffs brought suit against federal, state, and municipal officials in their official capacities under numerous federal statutes, seeking to prevent the construction of an urban corridor development project known as the Buckeye Basin Greenbelt Project, also known simply as the Project, in Toledo, Ohio. The centerpiece of the Project is an approximately 3.5-mile-long four-lane

255 F.Supp.2d 1319 (2002) SIERRA CLUB et al., Plaintiffs, v. ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSION et al., Defendants. No. CIV.A. 101CV0428BBM. United States District Court, N.D. Georgia, Atlanta Division. January 18, 2002. *1321 Stephen Wesley Woolf, Southern Environmental Law Center, Atlanta, GA, Robert E. Yuhnke, phv, Office of Robert E

120 F.3d 623 45 ERC 1197, 27 Envtl. L. Rep. 21,421 SIERRA CLUB; Citizens for Buckeye Basin Parks, Inc.;Friends of Mulberry Park; Rick B. Van Landingham, III;Gene Cook; Sandy James; Robert Wayne James; Helen Martin;Henry Martin; Emilie Martin; Edward Knapp; Anthony P.Urbanski; Jeannine Urbanski; Maryann Hollaway; MaraHollaway, Plaintiffs--Appellants,v.Rodney SLATER, Secretary, Unite

171 F.Supp.2d 1349 (2001) SIERRA CLUB et al., Plaintiffs, v. ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSION et al., Defendants. No. CIV.A.1:01-CV0428BBM. United States District Court, N.D. Georgia, Atlanta Division. June 15, 2001. *1350 *1351 *1352 Stephen Wesley Woolf, South

Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge BROWN. ■ GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge: Environmental groups and landowners have challenged the decision of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve the construction and operation of three new interstate natural-gas pipelines in the southeastern United States. Their primary argument is that the agency’s assessment of the envi

827 F.Supp. 871 (1993) CONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION; Audubon Society of Rhode Island; Clean Water Action; Concerned Island Residents; DOT Watch; Environment Council of Rhode Island; Save the Bay; Sierra Club; South Kingstown Neighborhood Congress; and West Side Association, Plaintiffs, v. FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; Gordon G. Hoxie, in his official capacity as Division Administrator for the Rhode Island Division of the Federal Highway Administ

310 F.Supp.2d 1168 (2004) SIERRA CLUB, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (USDOT); Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta; Federal Highway Administration (FHWA); Administrator of FHWA Mary Peters; Division Administrator of FHWA Nevada Division, John Price, Defendants. No. CV-S-02-0578-PMP RJJ. United States District Court, D. Nevada. March 11, 2004.

Case: 20-60299 Document: 00515773166 Page: 1 Date Filed: 03/10/2021 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED March 10, 2021

Case: 20-60319 Document: 00515773414 Page: 1 Date Filed: 03/10/2021 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED March 10, 2021

245 F.Supp.2d 1109 (2003) SIERRA CLUB, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (USDOT); Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta; Federal Highway Administration (FHWA); Administrator of FHWA Mary Peters; Division Administrator of FHWA Nevada Division, John Price, Defendants. No. CV-S-02-0578-PMP(RJJ). United States District Court, D. Nevada. February 14, 2003.

BOUDIN, Circuit Judge. In this case, the Sierra Club appeals from the judgment of the district court declining to enjoin construction of the central artery/third harbor tunnel project in Boston. It also petitions to review the action of the Environmental Protection Agency in approving an amendment to Massachusetts state regulations that bears upon the project. We affirm the dist

Emmet G. Sullivan, United States District Judge In this action the plaintiff, Sierra Club, asks the Court to declare unlawful the failure of Defendant Rick Perry, in his official capacity as the Secretary of the United States Department of Energy (the "Secretary"), to promulgate final regulations establishing standards for energy efficiency in manufactured housing pursuant to the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ("EISA")

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SIERRA CLUB Plaintiff, v. No. 17-cv-2700 (EGS) RICK PERRY, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION In this action the plaintiff, Sierra Club, asks the Court to declare unlawful the failure of Defendant Rick Perry, in his official capacity as the Secretary of th