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Nacimiento Regional Water Management Advisory Committee v. Monterey County Water Resources Agency
Code of Civil Procedure § 473(b) Fails to Relieve Water Agency’s Failure, Through Its Attorney’s “Inexcusable Neglect,” to Timely Request a CEQA Hearing December 2004
Nany J. Houghton and Others v. Linda Jean Johnson, Trustee
Massachusetts Appellate Court Confirms Homeowner’s Right to Assert Exclusive Ownership and Control of Beach July 2008
Napa Citizens for Honest Government v. Napa County Board of Supervisors
Napa County's Airport Industrial Area Specific Plan Is Inconsistent with the County's General Plan - Court Strikes Related EIR October 2001
Narragansett Electric Co. v. U.S. EPA
First Circuit Holds That a Final Administrative Determination by EPA Does Not Constitute a ‘Listing’ under the Clean Water Act July 2005
Nasha, LLC. v. City of Los Angeles
Second District Court Overturns Planning Commission Decision because of the Unacceptable Probability of Actual Bias. February 2005
National Association of Home Builders, et al. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
District Court Rejects Standing for NRDC Alleging an ‘Interest in the Protection of Water Bodies’ under the Clean Water Act January 2008
D.C. District Court Rejects Standing for NRDC Alleging an ‘Interest in the Protection of Water Bodies’ under the Clean Water Act January 2008
Developers Challenge New Corps, EPA Guidance for Asserting Wetlands Jurisdiction August 2007
District Court Rejects Tulloch II Rule—Scope of Corps’ Dredge and Fill Permitting Jurisdiction again Called into Question April 2007
Army Corps’ ‘Tulloch II’ Interpretation of Dredge and Fill Activities under the Clean Water Act’s Section 404 Is Ripe for Judicial Review as Purely Legal Issue April 2006
Corps of Engineers’ Issuance of Revised Nation Wide Permits Was ‘Final Agency Action’ Subject to Review under the Administrative Procedure Act September 2005
National Association of Home Builders v. Defenders of Wildlife
The Supreme Court Limits the Scope of the Endangered Species Act: National Association of Home Builders v. Defenders of Wildlife October 2007
News from the West October 2007
U.S. Supreme Court Holds Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act Inapplicable to EPA Transfer of NPDES Permitting Authority to Arizona August 2007
National Association of Home Builders v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
District Court Denies EPA and Corps’ Motion for Transfer of Venue in Dispute over CWA Designation of ‘Traditional Navigable Waters‘ March 2010
National Association of Homebuilders v. Salazar
Lawsuit Claims Federal Government Has Illegally Expanded Endangered Species Act Listings July 2010
National Cotton Council of America v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The Clean Water Act 2009: Mid-Year Report August 2009
Sixth Circuit in Consolidated Circuit Decision, Overturns EPA Rule Allowing Pesticide Application without a Clean Water Act NPDES Permit March 2009
The Sixth Circuit Carries the Load for the Other Circuits—Holds that Clean Water NPDES Permits Are Required for Aquatic Pesticide Application March 2009
Sixth Circuit Holds U.S. EPA Must Expand Regulation of Pesticides Discharges under the Clean Water Act February 2009
National Home Builders v. Norton, et al.
Ninth Circuit Overturns U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Designation of Arizona Pigmy Owls as Distinct Population Segment October 2003
National Lime Association v. EPA
D.C. Circuit Rejects EPA Regulations Regarding Emissions from Portland Cement Manufacturers February 2001
National Mining Association v. Kempthorne
D.C. Circuit Holds Secretary of the Interior’s Interpretation of ‘Valid Existing Rights’ under Surface Mining Act is Reasonable and Entitled to Deference March 2008
National Multi Housing Association v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
D.C. Circuit Upholds EPA Lead Rule Requiring Disclosure of Lead-based Paint, Dust and Soil without Regard to Source July 2002
National Park Conservation Association v. U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Ninth Circuit Addresses District Court’s Decision Regarding Land Exchange for Proposed Landfill Project December 2009
National Parks Conservation Assoc., et al. v. Manson, et al.
Federal Official’s Failure to Follow Procedural Requirements under the Clean Air Act Resulted in an Erroneous Issuance of a Construction Permit August 2005
National Parks Conservation Association, Inc., et al. v. Tennessee Valley Authority
Eleventh Circuit Holds Operation Constructed In Violation of Clean Air Act’s New Source Review Does Not Constitute a Continuing Violation December 2007
Tennessee Valley Authority’s Continuing Clean Air Act Violations Subject It to Civil Penalties May 2007
District Court Dismisses Citizen Suit Alleging Historical Clean Air Act New Source Review Violations by TVA March 2006
National Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Muszynski
Second Circuit Allows Total Maximum Daily Loads to Be Established on Annual, Not Daily, Basis November 2001
National Resources Defense Council v. Kempthorne
News from the West August 2009
District Court finds Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act Does Not Apply to Renewal of Sacramento River Settlement Contracts July 2009
District Court Upholds Some CVP Contracts Despite Reliance on Invalidated Bi-Op—Orders Supplemental Evidence of Water Rights before Ruling on Other Contracts January 2009
District Court Extends Deadline for Fish and Wildlife to Complete Revised Delta Smelt Biological Opinion— Holds Hearing on Motions for Summary Judgment November 2008
National Resources Defense Council v. U.S. Department of the Interior
Court Approves Voluntary Government Remand of Critical Habitat Designations during Reconsideration of Economic Analysis; Existing Designations Will Remain in Place During Remand August 2002
National Resources Defense Council v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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National Solid Wastes Management Associaton v. Daviess County, Kentucky
Sixth Circuit Strikes Down Kentucky Waste Disposal Ordinance in Violation of Dormant Commerce Clause March 2006
National Wildlife Federation, et al. v. Norton, et al.
District Court in California Rules Revised Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation Plan Satisfies the Endangered Species Act November 2005
National Wildlife Federation v. National Marine Fisheries Service
News from the West July 2008
Idaho Irrigators and Water Users Cautiously Optimistic Regarding Recent Salmon Recovery Settlements May 2008
The Endangered Species Act and Agency ‘Discretion’: The Courts and Agencies Take Different Directions June 2007
News from the West June 2007
District Court in Oregon Raises Possibility of Dam Breaching in Its Opinion and Order of Remand on Columbia River Biological Opinion November 2005
District Court in Oregon Addresses Endangered Species Act Consultations Regarding Hydroelectric Power Reservoirs August 2005
National Wildlife Federation v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Incidental Fallback Dredging Regulations Are Ripe for Review Despite Requirement to Prove Volume of Redeposited Material with Project-Specific Evidence April 2006
Ninth Circuit Holds that Army Corps’ Record of Consultation and Statement of Decision for Dam Operation Is Not in Violation of the Administrative Procedures Act November 2004
Native American Sacred Site and Environmental Protection Assoc. v. City of San Juan Capistrano
City’s Adoption of a Qualified Voter-Sponsored Initiative Found to Be a Ministerial Act Not Subject to CEQA October 2004
Native Ecosystems Council v. Tidwell
Ninth Circuit Clarifies ‘Arbitrary and Capricious’ Standard for Management of Forest System Lands under the Forest Management Act and NEPA May 2010
Ninth Circuit Invalidates Forest Service’s Approval of Grazing Allotments under NEPA Due to Nonexistent MIS and Failure to Take a ‘Hard Look’ at the Project May 2010
Native Village of Kivalina v. Exxon Mobil Corp
Kivalina Village Global Warming Litigation against Energy Companies Dismissed on Political Question Grounds December 2009
Natural Energy Resources Company v. Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District
News from the West February 2007
Colorado Supreme Court Expands on the ‘Can and Will’ Doctrine in Canceling Major Storage Conditional Water Rights December 2006
Natural Resource Defense Council, Inc. v. Desperado Dairy
Chino Area Dairies Settle Lawsuits; Agree to Implement Water and Air Controls January 2003
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Abraham
Ninth Circuit Holds that It Lacks Original or Exclusive Jurisdiction over Challenge to Radioactive Waste Disposal Practices at Federal Defense Facilities May 2001
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles
CEQA Requires Additional Environmental Review Where a Project Is Not Contemplated at Time of Program EIR's Preparation January 2003
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. L
Chino Area Dairies Settle Lawsuits; Agree to Implement Water and Air Controls January 2003
Natural Resources Defense Council v. County of Los Angeles
District Court Finds No Evidence that Discharges from L.A. County Outflows Contributed to Violations of Water Quality Standards Downstream July 2010
U.S. District Court issues Decision on Motions for Summary Judgment in Clean Water Act Citizen Suit against the County of Los Angeles May 2010
U.S. District Court Issues Decision on Motions for Summary Judgment in Clean Water Act Citizen Suit against the County of Los Angeles May 2010
News from the West May 2010
Natural Resources Defense Council v. Kempthorne
U.S. District Court Judge Wanger Holds Hearing on Challenges to the Delta Smelt Biological Opinion November 2009
Issuance of the CVP and SWP Biological Assessment Marks the First Step Back from the Wanger Decision July 2008
U.S. District Court Rules on Motions to Dismiss Second Supplemental Complaint in Natural Resources Defense Council v. Kempthorne March 2008
News from the West November 2007
District Court Issues Decision on Interim Remedies Regarding Long-Term Central Valley Project and State Water Project Operations Criteria and Plan October 2007
CVP/SWP Litigation Update: Project Operations amidst State and Federal Court Litigation August 2007
District Court Strikes Down Biological Opinion for CVP/SWP Operations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta—DWR Curtails SWP Pumping July 2007
Natural Resources Defense Council v. Norton, et al.
Environmental Groups File Legal Challenge to Biological Opinion Finding that the Joint Operation of the CVP and SWP Will Not Adversely Affect Delta Smelt April 2005
Natural Resources Defense Council v. Patterson
District Court Holds that Bureau Violated California Law by Failing to Maintain Historic Fish Populations in the San Joaquin River October 2004
Natural Resources Defense Council v. Reclamation Board
Environmental Groups Sue to Ensure Decision-Makers Account for Global Warming When Considering Future Development October 2006
Natural Resources Defense Council v. Rodgers, et al.
Federal District Court Invalidates Biological Opinions for Friant Dam Water Service Contract Renewals October 2005
Natural Resources Defense Council v. Rodgers, et al
News from the West—Protecting Salmon December 2006
Natural Resources Defense Council v. Southwest Marine, Inc.
Ninth Circuit Affirms Citizen Suit by Environmental Group and Orders Defendant Shipyard to Correct Clean Water Act Violations February 2001
Natural Resources Defense Council v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
District Court Holds Corps’ Decision to Limit Project Analysis to Waters Subject to the Clean Water Act Is Entitled to Deference June 2010
Natural Resources Defense Council v. U.S. Department of State
District Court Finds Presidential Permit for U.S.-Canada Oil Pipeline Not Subject to Judicial Review December 2009
Natural Resources Defense Council v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
D.C. Circuit Dismisses Petition Challenging EPA’s Definition of ‘Natural Event’ under the Clean Air Act As It Does Not Constitute a Final Agency Action June 2009
Natural Resources Defense Council v. U.S. EPA
D.C. Circuit Denies Challenge to EPA’s Residual Risk Rulemaking and Technology Review under the Clean Air Act August 2008
Ninth Circuit Rejects EPA’s Interpretation of Contamination under NPDES of Clean Water Act August 2008
D.C. Circuit Says NRDC Doesn’t Get a Second Bite at the Apple to Challenge EPA’s Critical Use Exemption March 2008
D.C. Circuit Finds Standing by Environmental Group to Challenge EPA Rule but Holds that Rule Cannot Be Challenged as Violative of Side Agreement to Montreal Protocol November 2006
Natural Resources Defense Council v. Winter
Supreme Court Finds Balancing of Equities and Consideration of Overall Public Interest Justified Dismissing Injunction Banning the Navy’s Use of MFA Sonar January 2009
Ninth Circuit Holds District Court Abused Its Discretion in Awarding NRDC All of Its Attorneys’ Fees in Navy Sonar Lawsuit November 2008
Presidential Proclamation Exempting Navy Sonar From NEPA/Coastal Act Invalidated for Failure to Show ‘Emergency’ Circumstances March 2008
Natural Resources Defense Council v. Winters
Federal Waters, Navy Noise and the Reach of National Security May 2008
Natural Resources Defense Counsel v. Dickson County Tennessee
District Court Determines State Order Regarding PCE/TCE Cleanup Does Not Bar Citizen Suit under RCRA Regarding Same Contamination June 2010
Navajo Nation, et al. v. U.S. Forest Service
USDA Issues a Special Use Permit Allowing the Use of Reclaimed Water for Snowmaking at the Arizona Snowbowl Resort near Flagstaff August 2010
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Certiorari, Allows Ninth Circuit Opinion to Stand Upholding First-Ever Exclusive Use of Wastewater for Snowmaking October 2009
Ninth Circuit Holds Use of Recycled Sewage Effluent to Make Artificial Snow Violates Religious Freedom Restoration Act and NEPA June 2007
Ninth Circuit Holds Use of Recycled Sewage Effluent to Make Artificial Snow Violates Religious Freedom Restoration Act and NEPA May 2007
Navarro v. IHOP Properties, Inc.
Fourth District Finds Statements Made During Unlawful Detainer Negotiations in Inducement of Settlement Fall within the Protection of California’s Anti-SLAPP Statute January 2006
Neighbors In Support of Appropriate Land Use, et al. v. County of Tuolumne
Fifth District Court Invalidates Ordinance Granting Development Agreement Zoning Exception as Violating Government Code Uniformity Requirements March 2008
Neighbors of Cavitt Ranch, et al. v. County of Placer
County Did Not Violate CEQA by Analyzing Two Projects in a Single Environmental Impact Report May 2003
Neilson v. City of California City
Fifth Circuit Court Finds Community Redevelopment Law’s ‘Irregular Form and Shape’ Provision Applies to the Lot Itself and Not to Any Access Issues February 2007
Nelson v. Superior Court
California Appellate Court Recognizes Bystander Recovery in Strict Product Liability for MTBE Cleanup Costs December 2006
Nelson v. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.
Sixth Circuit Upholds Daubert Standard and Rejects Plaintiff's Expert Medical Testimony Regarding PCB Exposure May 2001
Nestle Waters North America, Inc. v. Town of Fryeburg
Maine Supreme Court Removes Hurdle for Construction of Poland Spring Loadout Facility May 2009
Netland v. Hess
Eighth Circuit Affirms Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act's Preemption of State Law Claims May 2001
Neuse River Foundation, Inc. et al. v. Smithfield Foods, Inc
North Carolina Court Finds Environmental Groups Have No Standing to Bring Common Law Claims over Alleged Contamination to State Waters March 2003
Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Water Resources v. Foley, et al.
Nevada Supreme Court Issues Ruling Regarding Notice of Cancellation of Water Right Permits June 2005
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection v. Exxon Mobil Corp.
Appellate Division Finds N.J. Dept. of Environmental Protection Has Authority under Spill Compensation Act to Assess Damages Despite Lacking Formal NRD Damage Regulations July 2007
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection v. Gloucester Environmental Management Services, Inc.
District Court Exercises Continuing Jurisdiction over Consent Decree to Oversee Groundwater Treatment Permit Conditions Pursuant to CERCLA March 2009
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection v. Town & Country Developers, Inc.
New Jersey Appellate Division Finds Contractor Who Proceeded without Clean Water Act Permit with Significant Fines Receives No Relief From State Grace Period Laws December 2007
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
District Court Rejects Transfer of Delaware River Dredging Challenge June 2010
New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection, et al. v. Marisol
New Jersey Environmental Department Directed Not to Penalize Minimal Hazardous Waste under Little- Known Grace Period Law November 2003
New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection v. DiFlorio, et al.
Late Notice to Title Insurer of Wetlands Settlement Does Not Destroy Coverage Claim February 2008
New Jersey Transit Corp. v. Cat in the Hat, LLC.
New Jersey Court Upholds Environmental Reservation Clauses in Condemnation Actions September 2002
New Mexico Cattle Growers Associations, et al. v. United States Fish & Wildlife Service et al.
Federal/New Mexico: Tenth Circuit Overhauls Critical Habitat Designations Specifically Rejecting the FWS' "Baseline Approach" to Economic Analyses July 2001
Tenth Circuit Rules Fish and Wildlife Service Must Consider Full Economic Impacts when Designating Critical Habitat July 2001
Tenth Circuit Rules Fish and Wildlife Service Must Consider Full Economic Impacts when Designating Critical Habitat June 2001
Tenth Circuit Rules Fish and Wildlife Service Must Consider Full Economic Impacts When Designating Critical Habitat June 2001
New Mexico, ex rel. New Mexico State Engineer v. U.S., et al.
San Juan River Adjudication Update: New Mexico District Court Rules that School Trust Lands Do Not Have Implied Federal Reserved Water Rights April 2007
New Mexico Mining Assoc. v. New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission
New Mexico Court of Appeals Affirms State’s Water Quality Control Commission’s 2005 Amendment to Water Quality Standard Defining ‘Surface Waters of the State’ August 2007
New Mexico v. General Electric Company, et al.
Note: District Court Finds Date Overreaches in Natural Resource Damage Claims and Grants Summary Judgment August 2004
New York City Coalition to End Lead Poisoning, Inc. v. Vallone
Court of Appeals Strikes Down New York City Lead- Based Paint Regulation September 2003
New York Coastal Partnership, Inc. v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior
Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal on Basis of Lack of Standing October 2003
New York Public Interest Group v. Whitman, et al.
Second Circuit Affirms EPA Approval of New York's Title V Permitting Program April 2003
New York Public Interest Research Group, Inc. v. Johnson, et al.
Second Circuit Refuses to Accord Defense to EPA in Title V Matter December 2005
New York State Gas & Electric Corp v. FirstEnergy Corp
District Court Holds that a Contribution Claim under State Law Is Precluded by CERCLA Conflict Preemption July 2007
New York State v. Ametek, Inc.
District Court Rules that CERCLA Does Not Preempt State Common Law Claims for Cost Recovery April 2007
New York State v. Speonk Fuel Inc.
Highest New York Court Finds Purchasers of Real Property Liable for Pre-Sale Contamination under the Oil Spill Act December 2004
New York Susquehanna and Western Railway Corp. v. Jackson
Third Circuit Holds New Jersey’s State Regulation of Solid Waste Transfer to Rail Cars Not Preempted by Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act November 2007
New York v. Moulds Holding Corp.
New York District Court Finds that State May Reimburse Municipality for Toxic Cleanup, then Seek Reimbursement under CERCLA against Responsible Parties March 2002
New York v. Robin Operating Corp.
New York State Court Applies “Four Corners” Test Contract Law to Lease which Addresses Environmental Liability March 2004
New York v. U.S. EPA
D.C. Circuit Vacates Parts of EPA’s 2002 Rule Regarding New Source Review Permit Requirements under the Clean Air Act August 2005
Newell Recycling Company,Inc. v. U.S.Environmental Protection Agency
Fifth Circuit Holds that Excavation and Stockpiling of Polluted Soil Constitutes Disposal under TSCA January 2001
Newly Weds Food, Inc. v. Westvaco Corportation
Jury May Hear a Case under the Massachusetts Hazardous Waste Recovery Law that Parallels CERCLA March 2002
Newmyer v. Parklands Ranch
Second District Holds Easement Deed Creating a Further Right to Grant Easements for Like Purposes Permitted the Dominant Tenement to Convey Easements to Adjacent Properties May 2006
Nguyen v. City of Cleveland
District Court Dismisses False Claims Act Suit by Former Employee Alleging that Airports Knowingly Misrepresented Compliance with Environmental Laws December 2005
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. v. Jones Chemical, Inc., et al
Second Circuit Holds that Landowner Is Not a Discharger where Waste Originates with Neighbor and Merely Flows across Landowner's Property March 2003
Niagra Mohawk Power v. Consolidated Rail Corp
District Court Finds a Party Incurring Costs under a CERCLA Consent Decree Cannot Pursue Claim for Contribution under § 107 October 2006
Nicoll v. Rudnick
News from the West June 2008
Fifth District Finds Appropriative Water Right Should Be Apportioned, upon Partial Sale of Property, According to Percentage of Land Acquired April 2008
Nielsen v. Gibson
Third District Finds Absence and Incompetence of Landowner Insufficient to Defeat Adverse Possession Claim December 2009
Nilsson v. New York City Department of Environmental Protection
New York High Court Rules New York City’s DEP Abused Its Discretion in Exercising Jurisdiction over Proposed Subsurface Sewage Treatment System May 2007
NJD Ltd. v. City of San Dimas
Court of Appeal Upholds Decision Excluding Evidence of Economic Harm as Irrelevant to Plaintiff’s Facial Takings Challenge of a City Regulation Limiting Development October 2003
Nnadili v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
District Court Allows Plaintiffs to Pursue Emotional Distress Damages in Claim Alleging Harm to Real Property August 2006
No Spray Coalition, Inc. v. City of New York
District Court in New York Finds Pesticide Spray Particles Released over Water Are Pollutants under the Clean Water Act July 2005
Second Circuit Finds that Congress Intended the Citizen-Suit Provision of the Clean Water Act to Operate Regardless of whether the Claimed Violation of CWA also Violated FIFRA January 2004
No Spray Coalition v. The City of New York
Second Circuit Court of Appeals Interprets RCRA in Denying Request to Enjoin Pesticide Spraying Program Intended to Control West Nile Virus July 2001
Norfolk S. Ry Co. v. Gee Co.
District Court: CERCLA'S Public Participation Requirements May Be Satisfied by Public Agency Involvement November 2001
Norfolk Southern Corp. v. Chevron
Eleventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Cost Recovery Action Based on Language of Settlement Agreement Rather than Traditional Res Judicata. July 2004
Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. Energy Development Corp.
District Court Holds that Federal Common Law Does Not Apply to Claim by Railroad Operator. June 2004
Norman v. United States
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Finds Corps’ Second Bite at Apple Not a ‘Taking’ January 2006
Court of Federal Claims Decides that Dedication of Property for Wetlands Mitigation Is Not a Taking under the Fifth Amendment. February 2005
North Carolina v. Acme Petroleum
Tanker Companies Must Reimburse State for Cost of Providing Alternate Water to Residents Due to Leaking USTs June 2002
North Carolina v. McClure, et al.
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions. February 2005
North Gualala Water Company v. California State Water Resources Control Board
Alice in Groundwater Land: Court Defines State Board ‘Subterranean Stream’ Jurisdiction October 2006
First District Court Upholds State Board’s Test for Determining Its Jurisdiction over Groundwater August 2006
News from the West August 2006
Mendocino County Superior Court Upholds SWRCB Groundwater Calssification. February 2005
North Idaho Adjudication
The Long Awaited and Controversial North Idaho Adjudication Begins Taking Claims February 2009
North Kern Water District v. Kern Delta Water District
In a Modified Decision after Rehearing, Fifth District Court Restricts Forfeiture of Water April 2007
Fifth District Court Holds Water User May Forfeit Multiple Pre-1914 Rights by Bypassing the Same Physical Quantity of Water February 2007
North Kern Water Storage District v. California State Water Resources Control Board
Kern River Water Districts Sue State Water Resources Control Board August 2010
North Pacifica LLC v. California Coastal Commission
Second District Court Upholds Ruling that the California Coastal Commission Substantially Complied with Hearing Notice Requirements November 2008
North Pacifica LLC v. City of Pacifica
Ninth Circuit Finds District Court Erred in Awarding Developer Damages and Attorney’s Fees for Alleged Equal Protection Violation July 2008
North Pennsylvania Water Authority v. BAE Systems, et al.
District Court Holds it Has No Jurisdiction over Plaintiff’s Claims Attempting to Supplement EPA’s Chosen Remedial Alternatives September 2005
North Star Domestic Water Consumers, et al. v. City of Aztec
Municipal and Water Utility Litigation Filed in New Mexico Dealing with Federal Protection of Water and Sewer Service Areas under 7 U.S.C. § 1926 (b). July 2004
North Sterling Irrigation District v. Simpson
News from the West July 2009
Colorado Supreme Court Confirms State and Division Engineers’ Authority to Administer Storage Water Rights Based on a Fixed Water Year May 2009
Northeast Environmental Advocates v. U.S. EPA
District Court Requires NPDES Permits for Incidental Discharges from Ships May 2005
Northern California River Watch v. City of Healdsburg
Ninth Circuit Holds Water-Filled Quarry Adjacent to the Russian River Has a Significant Nexus with Waters of the U.S. October 2007
News from the West October 2007
Ninth Circuit Holds that Discharge of Effluent to Man-Made Pond Adjacent to Russian River Requires a Permit under the Clean Water Act November 2006
Ninth Circuit Applies Rapanos and Holds City of Healdsburg’s Wastewater Discharge into Former Mining Pond Subject to Clean Water Act October 2006
District Court Rules that City of Healdsburg Is Required to Obtain NPDES Permit in Conjunction for Wastewater Discharges into Pond near the Russian River March 2004
Northern California River Watch v. Redwood Oil, Inc.
District Court Dismisses RCRA Complaint on the Basis of Res Judicata of Prior Clean Water Act Case and Consent Decree December 2008
Northern California River Watch v. Wilcox
District Court Holds Federally Certified Wetlands Are Not ‘Areas under Federal Jurisdiction’ for Purposes of the Endangered Species Act June 2008
Northern California Water Association, et al. v. California State Water Resources Control Board, et al.
Superior courts Upholds California’s New Annual Water Right Fees as Valid Regulatory Fees June 2005
Northern Illinois Service Co. v. Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Illinois State Court Finds that Uprooted Trees Constitute ‘Waste’ Subject to Statutory Regulations Regarding Open Dumping May 2008
Northern Plains Resource Council v. Fidelity Exploration and Development Company
Ninth Circuit Holds Discharge of Unaltered Groundwater Is "Pollution" within the Meaning of the Clean Water Act June 2003
Northwest Bypass Group v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
District Court Confirms U.S. Army Corps’ Discretion in Issuing Clean Water Act Permit to City for Road Bypass in New Hampshire Wetlands Area June 2008
Federal District Court Denies Preliminary Injunction Barring Road Construction and Dredge and Fill in Wetlands Area, Finding No Arbitrary Decision-Making by Army Corps February 2007
Northwest Ecosystem Alliance v. Allen, et al.
Ninth Circuit Upholds FWS Ruling that Western Gray Squirrels Don’t Qualify for Protection April 2007
Northwest Environmental Advocates v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
District Court Limits Application of Deliberative Process Privilege and Orders Documents Be Included in Administrative Record April 2009
News from the West April 2009
Adrift in the Water: Key Provisions of the Water Quality Program Remain Untethered January 2008
District Court Will Vacate 30-Year-Old Regulation Providing Exception to CWA for Shipping Vessels November 2006
EPA Loses its NPDES Exemption for Discharges Incident to Normal Operation of a Vessel November 2006
District Court Orders U.S. EPA to Promulgate New Clean Water Act Temperature Standards for Oregon June 2003
Northwest Environmental Defense Center v. Blue Heron Paper Company
Technically Deficient Notice of Intent to Sue under Clean Water Act Upheld where Notice Served Its Essential Functions February 2001
Northwest Environmental Defense Center v. Brown, et al.
District Court Finds Clean Water Act Permits Not Needed for Discharges of Stormwater from Ditches alongside Logging Roads May 2007
Northwest Environmental Defense Center v. Oregon Environmental Quality Commission
News from the West February 2010
Norton, et al. v. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, et al.
The Potential Impact of Norton v. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance on the Balance of Federalism and New Mexico’s Environmental Protection Efforts August 2004
NRDC v. California Reclamation Board
Superior Court Allows River Islands Development to Continue without Consideration of the Flood Effects of Global Climate Change June 2007
NRDC v. U.S. EPA
Second Circuit Tells Plaintiffs Opposing EPA’s Pesticide Tolerances They Must Exhaust Their Administrative Remedies to Obtain Judicial Juristiction October 2006
Nulankeyutmonen Nkihtaqmikon v. Impson
First Circuit Finds Tribe Has Standing to Pursue Federal Claims against the BIA for Approval of Lease to Construct Natural Gas Terminal on Tribal Land November 2007
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