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Sierra Club v. Federal Highway Administration
Geography
Year
2009
Document Type
Litigation
Part of
About this case
Filing year
2009
Status
Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment denied and defendants' motions for summary judgment granted.
Geography
Docket number
H-09-0692
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (S.D. Tex.)
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims (US) → NEPA (US)
Principal law
United States → National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
At issue
Challenge to construction of highway in northwest Houston.
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05/19/2010
Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment denied and defendants' motions for summary judgment granted.
Two environmental groups filed an action seeking to block construction of a new highway in northwest Houston, Texas Among other things, the plaintiffs alleged that the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) failed to consider GHG emissions. Both sides moved for summary judgment. The court granted the defendant’s motion, holding that an analysis of GHG emissions was not required under federal law.
Decision
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Summary
Challenge to construction of highway in northwest Houston.
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Risk
Just transition
Greenhouse gas
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Adaptation/resilience
Finance