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International Center for Technology Assessment v. Council on Environmental Quality

Date
2014
Geography
District of Columbia
Part of
International Center for Technology Assessment v. Council on Environmental Quality

About this case

Filing year
2014
Status
Notice of voluntary dismissal filed.
Geography
Docket number
14-cv-549
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → D.D.C.
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → NEPA
Principal law
United States → National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
At issue
Rulemaking petition and subsequent litigation requesting that CEQ amend regulations to explicitly require consideration of climate change in NEPA reviews.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
08/20/2014
Notice Of Voluntary Dismissal
Notice of voluntary dismissal filed.
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The International Center for Technology Assessment and its sister organization, the Center for Food Safety, filed a notice of voluntary dismissal without prejudice; the notice indicated that the organizations were preserving their right to challenge the denial on its merits.
04/02/2014
Complaint
Complaint filed.
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Two non-profit organizations filed an action in the federal district court for the District of Columbia seeking to compel the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to respond to a 2008 petition in which plaintiff International Center for Technology Assessment asked CEQ to require consideration of climate change impacts in environmental review documents prepared to comply with NEPA. The complaint alleged that while CEQ published draft guidance in 2010 that would affirm that agencies must consider climate change impacts in their NEPA reviews, CEQ never finalized the guidance or otherwise “formally responded” or took “meaningful action” in response to the 2008 petition. Plaintiffs claimed that this lack of response violated the Administrative Procedure Act.

Summary

Rulemaking petition and subsequent litigation requesting that CEQ amend regulations to explicitly require consideration of climate change in NEPA reviews.