Explore 13 court opinions on Environmental Impact Assessment. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Court Upholds Approval of Controversial Delta Conveyance Project
Dept. of Water Resources Cases, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case consolidated challenges to the California Department of Water Re...
Court Upholds Approval of Controversial Delta Conveyance Project
Dept. of Water Resources Cases, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case consolidated multiple challenges to the California Department of...
Texas agencies' permits invalidated for failing to protect endangered species
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority v. National Wildlife Federation, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 10, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome...
Court Upholds CPUC Settlement Over CEQA Environmental Review Claims
Center for Biological Diversity, Inc. v. Public Utilities Com., decided by California Court of Appeal on March 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) c...
Court Upholds DEP's Denial of Wetland Development Permit
Bowfin KeyCon Hldgs. v. DEP, decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on January 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The dispute centered on whether the Department of Environmental Protection (...
Court Upholds DEP's Denial of Wetland Development Permit
Bowfin KeyCon Hldgs. v. DEP, decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on January 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The dispute centered on whether the Department of Environmental Protection (...
CARB's Climate Change Scoping Plan Not a CEQA 'Project,' Court Rules
Environmental Democracy Project v. Rael, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Environmental Democracy Project (EDP) sued the California ...
D.C. Circuit Vacates DOI's Gulf Oil Lease Approvals Over NEPA Concerns
Healthy Gulf v. DOI, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 29, 2025, resulted in a remanded outcome. The case concerns whether the Department of the Interior (DOI) adequately considered the environmental ...
Court Upholds PUC Approval of Solar Power Deal Amid CEQA Challenge
Center for Biological Diversity, Inc. v. Public Utilities Com., decided by California Supreme Court on August 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) ch...
PA Court Reverses Fracking Waste Permit Approval Over Environmental Justice Concerns
Clean Air Council v. Commonwealth, decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on August 4, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The Clean Air Council challenged the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental P...
Court Upholds NYC Rezoning After Environmental Review
Glen Oaks Vil. Owners, Inc. v. City of New York, decided by New York Court of Appeals on May 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. Glen Oaks Village Owners, Inc. (GOVO) challenged the City of...
Ninth Circuit Upholds Forest Service Decision on Off-Road Vehicle Use
North Cascades Conservation Council v. United States Forest Service, decided by Ninth Circuit on May 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant...
Court Upholds TCEQ Permit Approval Amid Environmental Concerns
Port Arthur Community Action Network v. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; Jon Niermann, in His Official Capacity as Chairman of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, decided by Texas...