An owner of a 6.8-acre parcel along the waterfront of the Elizabeth River may sue defendant owner who allegedly has “overcrowded the waterway” with idle, rusting vessels, that fill with bilge water and discharge pollutants; the Norfolk U.S. District Court ...

Tagged with: Environmental Judge Henry Coke Morgan Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In the Sierra Club’s suit alleging defendant Dominion violated the Clean Water Act by contaminating groundwater and surrounding surface waters from its Chesapeake Energy Center power plant, the Norfolk U.S. District Court says plaintiff has stated a plausible claim based ...

Tagged with: Environmental Judge Raymond A. Jackson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In this suit by owners of uranium mining rights challenging Virginia’s statutory ban on uranium mining, the Danville U.S. District Court denies two environmental groups’ motion to intervene, as their views on injunctive relief do not rebut the strong presumption ...

Tagged with: Environmental Judge Jackson L. Kiser U.S. District Court - Western District

A Charlottesville U.S. District Court denies a preliminary injunction in this lawsuit filed by owners of commercial property contiguous to a proposed Rio Road Grade Separated Interchange with Route 29 near Charlottesville, alleging that defendant state and federal officials have ...

Tagged with: Environmental Judge Norman K. Moon U.S. District Court - Western District

In plaintiff Maryland residents’ suit under the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act against current and former owners of an industrial property in Baltimore allegedly contaminated by hazardous waste, the district court erred in granting the property owners’ motions to dismiss ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Environmental Judge G. Steven Agee

The 4th Circuit says a district court did not err in dismissing as moot a coastal conservation league’s challenge to actions by the owner of 485 acres of freshwater wetlands the league claims is being converted to saltwater wetlands, allegedly ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Environmental Judge Clyde H. Hamilton

A Big Stone Gap U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to defendant coal mining company in this citizens’ suit alleging the company exceeded allowable pollutant discharges under its Clean Water Act discharge permits. The dispute here centers on the parties’ ...

Tagged with: Environmental Judge James P. Jones U.S. District Court - Western District

Property owners who are challenging the Norfolk Wetlands Board’s recent demand that they obtain a permit in order to continue mowing vegetated wetlands on their property cannot have the court determine the wetlands boundaries on their property, and the Norfolk ...

Tagged with: Environmental Judge David W. Lannetti Norfolk Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

In a split panel decision, the 4th Circuit affirms summary judgment for defendant Georgia Power Company in litigation by companies that bought PCB-contaminated used electrical transformers from Georgia Power, and who now seek contribution costs under CERCLA for clean-up at ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Environmental Judge G. Steven Agee

Although whitewater rafters want greater recreational access to headwaters of the protected Chattooga River, and landowners living near the headwaters argue against increased access, the 4th Circuit upholds the balance struck by the U.S. Forest Service which will allow floating ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Environmental Judge Pamela A. Harris