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Table of ContentsSierra Club v. County of SonomaAgriculture Law, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use California Courts of AppealNM Dept. of Game & Fish v. Dept. of InteriorCivil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government & Administrative Law U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth CircuitLouisville Gas & Electric Co. v. Kentucky Waterways AllianceEnergy, Oil & Gas Law, Environmental Law, Government & Administrative Law Kentucky Supreme Court
New on VerdictLegal Analysis and CommentaryMr. No-Government President Discovers the Government MARCI A. HAMILTON Marci A. Hamilton, a Fox Distinguished Scholar in the Fox Leadership Program at the University of Pennsylvania, describes how the separation of powers built into U.S. democracy is working as it should to prevent abuses of power by, at this time, the executive.Read More
Environmental Law OpinionsSierra Club v. County of Sonoma Court: California Courts of AppealDocket: A147340 (First Appellate District) Opinion Date: April 21, 2017Judge: Jim Humes Areas of Law: Agriculture Law, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use Until 2000, Sonoma County grape growers could plant or replant a vineyard “as a matter of right” without governmental approval. A 2000 ordinance, governing “grading, drainage improvement, and vineyard and orchard site development within the unincorporated area of the county” requires growers, other than hobbyists, to obtain an erosion-control permit from the Agricultural Commissioner before establishing or replanting a vineyard. An applicant must submit plans demonstrating compliance with certain directives and must accept certain ongoing agricultural practices. The Commissioner issued the Ohlsons a permit to establish a vineyard on land they own that was being used for grazing, finding that issuing the permit was a ministerial act, exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code 21000 (CEQA). The trial court agreed. The court of appeal affirmed. Although the ordinance may allow the Commissioner to exercise discretion when issuing erosion-control permits in some circumstances, the objectors did not show that the Commissioner improperly determined that issuing the Ohlsons’ permit was ministerial. Most of the ordinance’s provisions that potentially confer discretion did not apply to their project, and the objectors failed to show that the few that might apply conferred the ability to mitigate potential environmental impacts to any meaningful degree.Read Opinion Are you a lawyer? Annotate this case.NM Dept. of Game & Fish v. Dept. of Interior Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth CircuitDocket: 16-2189 Opinion Date: April 25, 2017Judge: Carolyn Baldwin McHugh Areas of Law: Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government & Administrative Law Consolidated appeals arose out of the district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction to the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. The injunction followed the release, without a state permit, of two Mexican gray wolf pups on federal land located in New Mexico by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”). The district court’s order enjoined the Department of the Interior, FWS, and certain individuals in their official capacities from importing or releasing: (1) any Mexican gray wolves into the State without first obtaining the requisite state permits; and (2) any Mexican gray wolf offspring into the State in violation of prior state permits. Interior, FWS, Ryan Zinke, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Interior, Jim Kurth, in his capacity as Acting Director of FWS, Dr. Benjamin Tuggle, in his capacity as Southwest Regional Director for FWS, and intervening defendants Defenders of Wildlife, Center for Biological Diversity, WildEarth Guardians, and New Mexico Wilderness Alliance, separately filed timely appeals contending the district court abused its discretion in granting the Department a preliminary injunction. After review, the Tenth Circuit determined the Department failed to present sufficient evidence to support a finding that it was likely to suffer irreparable harm absent a preliminary injunction. As a result, the district court abused its discretion in granting the Department’s request for injunctive relief. The Tenth Circuit therefore reversed and vacated the district court’s order enjoining Federal Appellants from importing and releasing: (1) any Mexican gray wolves into the State without first obtaining the requisite state permits; and (2) any Mexican gray wolf offspring into the State in violation of prior state permits. The case was remanded back to the district court for further proceedings.Read Opinion Are you a lawyer? Annotate this case.Louisville Gas & Electric Co. v. Kentucky Waterways Alliance Court: Kentucky Supreme CourtDockets: 2015-SC-000461-DG , 2015-SC-000462-DG Opinion Date: April 27, 2017Judge: Lisabeth Hughes Abramson Areas of Law: Energy, Oil & Gas Law, Environmental Law, Government & Administrative Law Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E) sought a permit authorizing it to discharge certain pollutants into the Ohio River in conjunction with the operation of its recently expended generating facility. The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Energy and Environment Cabinet’s Division of Water issued the permit. The circuit court vacated the permit. The Court of Appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court reversed and reinstated LG&E’s permit, holding (1) in vacating the permit, the circuit court and Court of Appeals misapplied controlling federal law; and (2) the Cabinet’s determination that the LG&E permit should proceed under 40 C.F.R. 125.3(c)(1) was a reasonable interpretation of the regulation.Read Opinion Are you a lawyer? Annotate this case.
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Table of ContentsSierra Club v. County of SonomaAgriculture Law, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use California Courts of AppealNM Dept. of Game & Fish v. Dept. of InteriorCivil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government & Administrative Law U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth CircuitLouisville Gas & Electric Co. v. Kentucky Waterways AllianceEnergy, Oil & Gas Law, Environmental Law, Government & Administrative Law Kentucky Supreme Court
New on VerdictLegal Analysis and CommentaryMr. No-Government President Discovers the Government MARCI A. HAMILTON Marci A. Hamilton, a Fox Distinguished Scholar in the Fox Leadership Program at the University of Pennsylvania, describes how the separation of powers built into U.S. democracy is working as it should to prevent abuses of power by, at this time, the executive.Read More
Environmental Law OpinionsSierra Club v. County of Sonoma Court: California Courts of AppealDocket: A147340 (First Appellate District) Opinion Date: April 21, 2017Judge: Jim Humes Areas of Law: Agriculture Law, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use Until 2000, Sonoma County grape growers could plant or replant a vineyard “as a matter of right” without governmental approval. A 2000 ordinance, governing “grading, drainage improvement, and vineyard and orchard site development within the unincorporated area of the county” requires growers, other than hobbyists, to obtain an erosion-control permit from the Agricultural Commissioner before establishing or replanting a vineyard. An applicant must submit plans demonstrating compliance with certain directives and must accept certain ongoing agricultural practices. The Commissioner issued the Ohlsons a permit to establish a vineyard on land they own that was being used for grazing, finding that issuing the permit was a ministerial act, exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code 21000 (CEQA). The trial court agreed. The court of appeal affirmed. Although the ordinance may allow the Commissioner to exercise discretion when issuing erosion-control permits in some circumstances, the objectors did not show that the Commissioner improperly determined that issuing the Ohlsons’ permit was ministerial. Most of the ordinance’s provisions that potentially confer discretion did not apply to their project, and the objectors failed to show that the few that might apply conferred the ability to mitigate potential environmental impacts to any meaningful degree.Read Opinion Are you a lawyer? Annotate this case.NM Dept. of Game & Fish v. Dept. of Interior Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth CircuitDocket: 16-2189 Opinion Date: April 25, 2017Judge: Carolyn Baldwin McHugh Areas of Law: Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government & Administrative Law Consolidated appeals arose out of the district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction to the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. The injunction followed the release, without a state permit, of two Mexican gray wolf pups on federal land located in New Mexico by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”). The district court’s order enjoined the Department of the Interior, FWS, and certain individuals in their official capacities from importing or releasing: (1) any Mexican gray wolves into the State without first obtaining the requisite state permits; and (2) any Mexican gray wolf offspring into the State in violation of prior state permits. Interior, FWS, Ryan Zinke, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Interior, Jim Kurth, in his capacity as Acting Director of FWS, Dr. Benjamin Tuggle, in his capacity as Southwest Regional Director for FWS, and intervening defendants Defenders of Wildlife, Center for Biological Diversity, WildEarth Guardians, and New Mexico Wilderness Alliance, separately filed timely appeals contending the district court abused its discretion in granting the Department a preliminary injunction. After review, the Tenth Circuit determined the Department failed to present sufficient evidence to support a finding that it was likely to suffer irreparable harm absent a preliminary injunction. As a result, the district court abused its discretion in granting the Department’s request for injunctive relief. The Tenth Circuit therefore reversed and vacated the district court’s order enjoining Federal Appellants from importing and releasing: (1) any Mexican gray wolves into the State without first obtaining the requisite state permits; and (2) any Mexican gray wolf offspring into the State in violation of prior state permits. The case was remanded back to the district court for further proceedings.Read Opinion Are you a lawyer? Annotate this case.Louisville Gas & Electric Co. v. Kentucky Waterways Alliance Court: Kentucky Supreme CourtDockets: 2015-SC-000461-DG , 2015-SC-000462-DG Opinion Date: April 27, 2017Judge: Lisabeth Hughes Abramson Areas of Law: Energy, Oil & Gas Law, Environmental Law, Government & Administrative Law Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E) sought a permit authorizing it to discharge certain pollutants into the Ohio River in conjunction with the operation of its recently expended generating facility. The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Energy and Environment Cabinet’s Division of Water issued the permit. The circuit court vacated the permit. The Court of Appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court reversed and reinstated LG&E’s permit, holding (1) in vacating the permit, the circuit court and Court of Appeals misapplied controlling federal law; and (2) the Cabinet’s determination that the LG&E permit should proceed under 40 C.F.R. 125.3(c)(1) was a reasonable interpretation of the regulation.Read Opinion Are you a lawyer? Annotate this case.
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