The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) filed a June 6th Petition to Object addressing the Bonanza Explorations’, Inc. Clean Air Act Title V Permit renewal.’ The Petition objects to the renewal of a Title V Operating...more
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) filed a Petition for Review (“Petition”) in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit challenging the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”)...more
On February 1, 2024, the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) filed an amended complaint (Complaint) in the U.S. District Court of Arizona, alleging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) failed to timely analyze the...more
In a decision with implications for air permitting across the West, a divided three-judge panel of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated and remanded EPA’s approval of Colorado’s state implementation plan (SIP) based...more
The Northwest Environmental Advocates and Center for Biological Diversity (collectively “NEA”) submitted a July 31st document to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) styled: Petition for Rulemaking...more
EPA is proposing to enter into a consent decree setting deadlines for the agency to act on a pending petition to list polyvinyl chloride (PVC) as a hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)....more
Officials call for protection of Redwood City’s salt ponds - The San Mateo Daily Journal – February 19 - Nearly 60 Bay Area political leaders and organizations last Tuesday asked the Biden administration to protect...more
Biden orders review and reversal of over 100 Trump administration environmental regulations - The New York Times – January 20 - President Joe Biden this Wednesday recommitted the United States to the Paris climate...more
California approves ambitious new plan to deal with climate change and sea-level rise - San Francisco Chronicle – February 26 - The state's Ocean Protection Council, the cabinet-level policy body within the California...more
That’s a good thing if you like what the EPA is doing, not so much if you are its sworn enemy. In Center for Biological Diversity v. US EPA the plaintiff did not have standing so sue the EPA over the granting of a water...more