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Supreme Court Declines to Limit Environmental Citizen Suits

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On June 30, 2025, the Supreme Court denied industry group petitions to review and reverse two cases—one out of the Fifth Circuit and the other out of the Ninth Circuit—that could have significantly restricted the ability of...more

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Clean Air Act Citizen Suit Enforcement/Pennsylvania Chemical Facilities: Food & Water Watch Judicial Action Alleging Allegheny...

The Environmental Action Project on behalf of Food & Water Watch (“F&W”) filed a November 15th Clean Air Act citizen suit action in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, against the Allegheny County...more

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Air/Water Enforcement: Conservation Law Foundation Citizen Suit Action Addressing Quincy, Massachusetts, Fatty Acid/Glycerin...

The Conservation Law Foundation (“CLF”) filed on August 14th a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief and Civil Penalties (“Complaint”) against Twin Rivers Technologies, Inc., and Twin Rivers technologies...more

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Tenth Circuit Grants Standing to NonProfit Seeking to Enforce Clean Air Act Tampering Provisions

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A unanimous three-judge panel in the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed on December 28, 2021 that private citizens and environmental groups have the right to seek enforcement of the Clean Air Act’s...more

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SIP/Mobile Source Enforcement: Conservation Law Foundation, Inc., Citizen Suit Action Filed Against Wynn Resorts Entities Alleging...

The Conservation Law Foundation (“CLF”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief and Civil Penalties (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts against Wynn Resorts,...more

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Air/Citizen Suit Enforcement: Sierra Club Notice of Intent to Sue University of North Carolina

The Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity (collectively “Sierra Club”) sent a September 17th Notice of Intent to Sue (“Notice”) to the University of North Carolina (“UNC”) for alleged violations of the Clean Air...more

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Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Air Act: Conservation Law Foundation Action Addressing Alleged Violations of SIP Idling Regulations

The Conservation Law Foundation, Inc., (“CLF”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief and Civil Penalties (“Complaint”) against Transdev North America, Inc., and Transdev Services, Inc., (collectively...more

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Environmental Litigation Alert: Citizen Suits Challenge Rollbacks, Replacements and Project Approvals

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This is the eighth issue of WilmerHale’s 10-in-10 Hot Topics in Energy Series. Over the course of 10 weeks, our attorneys will share insights on current and emerging issues affecting the US energy sector. Attorneys from...more

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