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NRDC states the purpose of its work is "safeguard the earth—its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends," and to "ensure the rights of all people to the air, the water and the wild, and to prevent special interests from undermining public interests."
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 568 U.S. 78 (2013), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Natural Resources Defense Council and Santa Monica Baykeeper challenged the Los Angeles County Flood Control District (District) for violating the terms of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit as shown in ...
Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that set forth the legal test used when U.S. federal courts must defer to a government agency's interpretation of a law or statute. [1]
Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council: Biophony: navy sonar harming whales and other marine mammals: Supreme Court of the United States: 2008 Winters v. United States: Water: rights of American Indians: Supreme Court of the United States: 1908 Wisconsin v. Illinois: Water: supply from the Great Lakes: Supreme Court of the United States ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed split Monday as it weighed a dispute involving the federal government and the Navajo Nation’s quest for water from the drought-stricken Colorado River.
And in a joint statement, U.S. Sens. Diane Feinstein and Alex Padilla took issue with the six states’ proposal because it “fails to recognize California’s senior legal water rights.”
In 2012, a court ruled "in favor of the ski companies... that seizing the privately held water rights usurped state water law." [2] However, the United States Forest Service decided to pursue a "new regulation to demand that water rights be transferred to the federal government as a condition for obtaining permits needed to operate 121 ski resorts that cross over federal lands."
Flooding is frequently cited as the most expensive type of natural disaster — a single inch of water can cause $25,000 of property damage. ... health at the Natural Resources Defense Council ...