Sierra Club
Recent News About Sierra Club
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Court affirms in part, reverses in part Freedom of Information Act case against US Fish and Wildlife Service
An environmental organization seeking public records regarding proposed rules for cooling water intake structures has suffered a loss in court. -
Bureau of Land Management ordered to complete administrative record regarding suspension of Waste Prevention Rule
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California recently sided with citizen groups who filed a motion to complete the administrative record regarding the decision by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to suspend Waste Prevention Rule protections for one year. -
Lawsuit targets EPA for withholding records on Trump nominees
The grassroots environmental organization Sierra Club filed a lawsuit on May 2, claiming that the Environmental Protection Agency has violated the Freedom of Information Act by refusing to respond to requests from Sierra about two EPA nominees. -
California appellate court reverses decision in Bakersfield oil refinery case
Several groups who came together with the “Association of Irritated Residents” won their appeal of a trial court decision that approved the Kern County plan with Alon USA Energy to double the volume of local oil refinery Nov. 21 in the Fifth District Court of Appeal. -
SANDAG 2011 review on emissions said to ignore 'elephant in the room'
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) – The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)'s 2011 environmental impact review of Cleveland National Forest development ignores "the elephant in the room", said the lone dissenter in a much-anticipated and recently decided California Supreme Court ruling. " -
California Department of Conservation to go back to trial over alleged evasion of environmental laws
The California Fifth District Court of Appeal recently ruled that a district court erred in its decision to dismiss a case involving allegations that the California Department of Conservation, Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) did not conduct an environmental review before issuing permits for 214 new oil wells in Kern County. -
Appeals court upholds decision against Sierra Club in vineyard-regulation case
The California First District Court of Appeal recently decided to uphold the Sonoma County Superior Court's decision in the vineyard-regulation case, Sierra Club et al vs. County of Sonoma and Ronald and Ernest Ohlson. -
Appeals court settles Tahoe agency's clash with environmental groups
SAN FRANCISCO – An ongoing conflict between the Sierra Club and Friends of the West Shore with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) has come to an end ... for now. The environmental groups, represented by Earthjustice attorney Trent Orr, appealed their lawsuit to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit after U.S. District Court Judge John Mendez dismissed it in April 2014. The appeals court upheld the TRPA plan.