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11-01564N.D. Cal.6 entries
Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
11/14/2011
Decision
Defendants' motion for summary judgment granted.
The federal district court for the Northern District of California upheld the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE’s) review of the Computational Research and Theory Facility Project at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Among other things, the court found that DOE had taken a hard look at direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions and had made a reasonable determination that they would not have a significant impact. The court also said that the plaintiff could not "shoehorn" standards applicable to reviews of greenhouse gas emissions under the California Environmental Quality Act into the federal NEPA review. The court also found that DOE's calculations of emissions were reasonable and not arbitrary and capricious.
08/31/2011
Reply
Plaintiffs filed opposition to defendants' motion for summary judgment and reply in support of plaintiff's motion for summary judgment.
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08/01/2011
Motion For Summary Judgment
Defendants filed consolidated opposition to plaintiff's motion for summary judgment and cross motion for summary judgment.
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07/15/2011
Opposition
Opposition to plaintiff's motion to augment the administrative record and for judicial notice filed by federal defendants.
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