Judicial Decisions

CHESAPEAKE CLEAN WATER BLUEPRINT

United States Court of Appeals For the Third Circuit
American Farm Bureau Federation et al v. EPA
(2015)

In the United States District Court For the Middle District of Pennsylvania
American Farm Bureau Federation et al v. EPA (2013)

Concluded Case: American Farm Bureau Federation

 

CITIZEN STANDING

PHILIP MORRIS WASTEWATER PERMIT

Court of Appeals of Virginia
Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. (2007)

Concluded Case: Philip Morris

 

CLEAN AIR ACT

ACTIONS TO REDUCE NITROGEN POLLUTION UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
American Lung Association and American Public Health Association v. Environmental Protection Agency, et al (2021)

Press Release: CBF Praises DC Circuit Decision to Vacate Trump EPA's Affordable Clean Energy Rule
Case Summary: Clean Power Plan

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
State of New York, et. al. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency (2019)

Press Release: CBF Statement on Appeals Court Ruling Against EPA in "Bad Neighbor Rule" Case
Concluded Case: State of New York

OZONE AND GOOD NEIGHBOR OBLIGATIONS

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
State of Maryland, et. a. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency (2020)

Concluded Case: Maryland 126 Petition

CLEAN POWER PLAN

United States Supreme Court
West Virginia, et al. v United States Environmental Protection Agency (2022)

Active Case: Clean Power Plan
Press Release: CBF Statement on Supreme Court Decision in West Virginia v. EPA

 

CLEAN WATER ACT

VIRGINIA STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. City of Roanoke (2019)

Concluded Case: Norfolk Southern
Press Release: Appeals Court Upholds Stormwater Decision in Norfolk Southern v. Roanoke

KING WILLIAM RESERVOIR

In the United States District Court For the District of Columbia
Alliance to Save The Mattaponi, et. al. v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, et. al. (2009)

Concluded Case: King William Reservoir

 

FOREST CONSERVATION

MARYLAND FOREST CONSERVATION ACT

In the Court of Appeals of Maryland
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc., et al. v. Creg Westport I, LLC, et al. (2022)

In the Circuit Court of Maryland For Harford County
In the Matter of Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc, et al (2023)

Case Summary: Abingdon Business Park
Press Release: Landmark Maryland Court of Appeals Ruling in Favor of CBF Ensures Forest Conservation Plans Can Be Legally Challenged

 

HYDROPOWER

United States Court of Appeals For the District of Columbia Circuit
Waterkeepers Chesapeake, et al., v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (2022)

Press Release: Court of Appeals Vacates Maryland’s Conowingo Dam License, Offering New Chance for Chesapeake Bay Protections
Case Summary – Conowingo Dam Relicensing

 

MARYLAND CRITICAL AREA ACT CASES

DOBBINS ISLAND IN THE MAGOTHY RIVER

In the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc., et. a. v. David Clickner (2010)

Concluded Case: Dobbins Island on the Magothy River

 

MARYLAND HABITAT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Maryland Court of Special Appeals
David Vieglais, et. ux. v. Maryland Department of Natural Resources (2019)

Concluded Case: Vieglais

 

NATURAL GAS

ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE: BUCKINGHAM COMPRESSOR STATION

In the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Friends of Buckingham and Chesapeake Bay Foundation v. State Air Pollution Control Board (2020)

CBF Press Release: Court Vacates Atlantic Coast Pipeline Compressor Station Permit
Blog Post: Environmental Justice Court Win Comes at Pivotal Time in Virginia

ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE: WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION CHALLENGE

In the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appalachian Voices, et. al v State Water Control Board, et. al. (2019)

 

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