In Turtle Island Restoration Network v. U.S. Dept. of States (9th Cir. 2012) 2012 U.S.LEXIS 3263, the Ninth Circuit Court determined that res judicata barred Turtle Island Restoration Network (“TIRN”) from bringing a challenge under the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) and Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) because an organization for which TIRN was formally a
Federal District Court Grants Summary Judgment in Agency’s Favor on NEPA Issues and in Plaintiff’s Favor on Wilderness Act Issues
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In High Sierra Hikers Association v. United States Department of the Interior (N.D.Cal. 2012) 848 F. Supp. 2d 1036, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, addressed whether the National Park Service (NPS) adequately assessed the environmental consequences of its General Management Plan for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National…
Federal Court Affirms that the 90-day Rule to Request a CEQA Hearing is Mandatory
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In Friends of Roeding Park v. City of Fresno (E.D. 2012) 2848 F. Supp. 2d 1152, the District Court granted the city’s motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ lawsuit challenging the planned expansion of the Fresno Chafee Zoo ruling (1) the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over Plaintiffs’ National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), National Historic Preservation Act…