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CIEL and ELAW Amicus Brief in Opposition to the Petition for Writ of Mandamus (U.S. v. Juliana)
Montana Environmental Information Center v. U.S. Office of Surface Mining
Montana Environmental Information Center v. U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Civ. No. 15-106-M-DWM (D. Mont. 2017)August 14, 2017 Environmental organizations challenged a decision by the Office of Surface Mining to allow the expansion of the Bull Mountains Mine No. 1…
Law of Ukraine on Environmental Impact Assessment (Unofficial English translation)
This Law shall set legal and organisational policies for an environmental
impact assessment with a view to avoid environmental damage.
Alberta Wilderness Ass’n v. Cardinal River Coals Ltd.
Alberta Wilderness Ass’n v. Cardinal River Coals Ltd. [1999] 3 FC 425 April 8, 1999 A coalition of conservation organizations challenged a ministry decision allowing a coal mine to be constructed just outside the boundary of a national park. One…
European Commission v. Kingdom of Spain
European Commission v. Kingdom of Spain, ECJ C-404/09 (2011) (European Court of Justice) November 24, 2011 The European Commission alleged that the kingdom of Spain approved two open-cast coal-mining projects without properly evaluating the direct, indirect, and cumulative environmental impacts…
Center for Biological Diversity v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 508 F.3d 508 (9th Cir. 2007)
This Order vacated and replaced with new order: Center for Biological Diversity v. NHTSA, 538 F.3d 1172 (9th Cir. 2008)
Zero Zone, Inc. v. United States Department of Energy, 832 F.3d 654 (7th Cir. 2016)
Zero Zone, Inc. v. United States Department of Energy, 832 F.3d 654 (7th Cir. 2016). Zero Zone, Inc. (Zero Zone), a small business specializing in commercial refrigeration equipment (CRE), and others, petitioned for review of rules published by the…
Earthlife Africa v. Minister of Energy et al., Case No. 19529/2015 (26 April 2017) (High Court of South Africa, Western Cape Division)
Earthlife Africa Johannesburg v. Minister of Environmental Affairs and others, Case no. 65662/16 (2017)
Earthlife Africa Johannesburg v. Minister of Environmental Affairs and others, Case no. 65662/16 (2017) Earthlife Africa Johannesburg sought judicial review of a decision by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) granting an environmental authorization for a coal-fired power plant and…