9th Circuit Denies Rehearing, Nixing Dismissal Of NEPA, RCRA Case Against Air Force

Mealey's ( July 24, 2025, 8:21 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO —  Despite the original dissenting judge voting to take up the case, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals denied a petition filed by the U.S. Air Force for rehearing or rehearing en banc of a majority’s decision to reverse and remand a trial court’s dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a Guam-based nonprofit corporation challenging the agency’s decision to engage in hazardous waste disposal at Tarague Beach....