Analysis

The Biggest Environmental Law Decisions Of 2020

By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez · December 21, 2020, 5:37 PM EST

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a groundbreaking decision on the Clean Water Act's reach, chemicals manufacturer Arkema defeated criminal charges over toxic releases in Texas related to Hurricane Harvey, and the...

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Case Information

Case Title

Atlantic Richfield Company, Petitioner v. Gregory A. Christian, et al.

Case Number

17-1498

Court

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

May 01, 2018


Case Title

County of Maui, Hawaii, Petitioner v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, et al.

Case Number

18-260

Court

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit

3893 Environmental Matters

Date Filed

August 30, 2018


Case Title

Kelsey Rose Juliana, et al v. USA, et al

Case Number

18-36082

Court

Appellate - 9th Circuit

Nature of Suit

2440 Other Civil Rights

Date Filed

December 27, 2018


Case Title

Northern Plains Resource Council et al v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers et al

Case Number

4:19-cv-00044

Court

Montana

Nature of Suit

Environmental Matters

Date Filed

July 01, 2019


Case Title

USA v. State of California et al

Case Number

2:19-cv-02142

Court

California Eastern

Nature of Suit

Constitutional - State Statute

Date Filed

October 23, 2019