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Environmental Law United States First Circuit, 05/23/2011
Downing/Salt Pond Partners, L. P. v. State of RI and Providence Plantations, No. 10-1484
In a federal takings dispute arising from defendant's restrictions on the development of a coastal residential subdivision, judgment of the district court dismissing action as unripe is affirmed where defendant's inverse condemnation procedure satisfies Williamson County. Read more... United States Third Circuit, 05/25/2011
In Re: Application Chevron, No. 10-4699, 11-1099
In an application for an order compelling discovery for use in a foreign proceeding, 28 U.S.C. Section 1782, involving the attorney-client privilege and arising from an environmental class-action, judgment of the district court is reversed where the presence of filmmakers prevented the attorney-client privilege from attaching subject communications. Read more... United States Ninth Circuit, 05/26/2011
Sierra Forest Legacy v. Sherman, No. 09-17796
In a dispute concerning whether the process of establishing management guidelines for federal lands complied with both the procedural requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the substantive restrictions of the National Forest Management Act (NFMA), judgment of the district court is affirmed in part and reversed in part where: 1) adopted supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) adequately addressed short-term impacts to old forest wildlife and disclosed and rebutted public opposition; 2) the plaintiffs did not violate the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) when approving a Basin Project because the plaintiffs adequately addressed the cumulative impacts of the proposed management action; 3) the plaintiffs violated NEPA by failing to update the alternatives from a 2001framework SEIS to reflect new modeling techniques used in a 2004 statement; and 4) district court erred in granting limited injunctive relief without giving undue deference to government experts. Read more...
United States Ninth Circuit, 05/27/2011
Jensen Family Farms, Inc. v. Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District, No. 09-16790
In a dispute arising from the defendant's adoption and enforcement of emission rules that regulate diesel-powered engines, judgment on the pleadings by district court is affirmed where regulations are preempted by the Federal Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. sections 7401 et seq. Read more...
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