Forum
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Case Status
Decided
Docket Number
Case Updates
District Court dismisses, as unripe, suit challenging the Council on Environmental Quality’s 2020 revision to its regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act
June 21, 2021
Click here to view the opinion. The U.S. Chamber intervened in defense of the rule and argued in favor of this result.
Motion to dismiss denied
September 21, 2020
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U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia denies plaintiffs’ motion to preliminarily enjoin CEQ’s NEPA reform regulations
September 11, 2020
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U.S. Chamber and group of business associations, as intervenors defending NEPA reforms, file reply in support of their motion to dismiss challenges to the CEQ’s revised NEPA regulations
September 09, 2020
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U.S. Chamber and industry groups oppose environmental groups’ efforts to preliminarily enjoin NEPA reform
September 02, 2020
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U.S. Chamber and eight other business associations, as movant-intervenors, move to dismiss challenges to Council on Environmental Quality’s revised NEPA regulations
August 25, 2020
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U.S. Chamber and seven other associations move to intervene in the Western District of Virginia to help defend against challenges to the Council for Environmental Quality’s regulations to improve the NEPA review process
August 21, 2020
Click here to view the motion to intervene. Michael B. Kimberly, Joshua D. Rogaczewski, and Matthew A. Waring of McDermott Will & Emery LLP served as co-counsel for the business associations.
Case Documents
- Complaint -- Wild Virginia v. CEQ (W.D. Va).pdf
- U.S. Chamber, et al. Motion to Intervene -- Wild Virginia v. CEQ (W.D. Va).pdf
- Brief ISO Business Associations' Motion to Dismiss -- Wild Virginia v. CEQ (W.D. Va).pdf
- Defendants' Brief ISO Motion to Dismiss -- Wild Virginia v. CEQ (W.D. Va).pdf
- Opposition to Motion for PI -- Wild Virginia v. CEQ (W.D. Va).pdf
- Business Associations' Reply iso Motion to Dismiss -- Wild Virginia v. CEQ (W.D. Va).pdf
- Opinion Denying PI -- Wild Virginia v. CEQ (W.D. Va).pdf
- Order Denying Motion to Dismiss -- Wild Virginia v. CEQ (W.D. Va).pdf
- Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment -- Wild Virginia v. CEQ (W.D. Va).pdf
- Opinion -- Wild Virginia v. CEQ (W.D. Va).pdf