List of environmental lawsuits
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This is a list of environmental lawsuits.
- Amchem Products Inc. v. British Columbia Worker's Compensation Board -- Supreme Court of Canada -- 1993
- Anderson v. Cryovac
- Arizona v. California -- Supreme Court of the United States -- 1931, 1934, 1936, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1979, 1983, 1984, 2000 and 2006
- Burford v. Sun Oil Co. -- Supreme Court of the United States -- 1943
- C&A Carbone, Inc. v. Town of Clarkstown, New York -- Supreme Court of the United States -- 1994
- Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. -- Supreme Court of the United States -- 1984
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe -- Supreme Court of the United States -- 1971
- City of Philadelphia v. New Jersey -- Supreme Court of the United States -- 1978
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States -- Supreme Court of the United States -- 1976
- Commonwealth v Tasmania -- High Court of Australia -- 1983
- Department of Transportation v. Public Citizen -- Supreme Court of the United States -- 2004
- Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group -- Supreme Court of the United States -- 1978
- Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services, Inc. -- Supreme Court of the United States -- 2000
- Gade v. National Solid Wastes Management Association -- Supreme Court of the United States -- 1992
- Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp., Et al. -- United States federal courts -- ongoing
- Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife -- Supreme Court of the United States -- 1992
- M. C. Mehta v. Kamal Nath -- Supreme Court of India -- 1997
- Maine v. Taylor -- Supreme Court of the United States -- 1986
- Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency -- Supreme Court of the United States -- 2007
- McDonald's Restaurants v Morris & Steel -- European Court of Human Rights -- 2005
- McWaters v. FEMA -- United States district court -- 2006
- Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Schmeiser -- Supreme Court of Canada -- 2004
- Morrison v. Olson -- Supreme Court of the United States -- 1998
- Nulyarimma v Thompson -- Federal Court of Australia -- 1999
- Oregon Waste Systems, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Quality of Oregon -- Supreme Court of the United States -- 1994
- R. v. Crown Zellerbach Canada Ltd. -- Supreme Court of Canada -- 1988
- R. v. Hydro-Québec -- Supreme Court of Canada -- 1997
- Rapanos v. United States -- Supreme Court of the United States -- 2006
- Rylands v. Fletcher -- British House of Lords -- 1868
- S. D. Warren Co. v. Maine Board of Environmental Protection -- Supreme Court of the United States -- 2006
- Sierra Club v. Morton -- Supreme Court of the United States -- 1972
- Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill -- Supreme Court of the United States -- 1978
- United States v. Louisiana (1965) -- Supreme Court of the United States -- 1965
- United States v. SCRAP -- Supreme Court of the United States -- 1973
- Whitman v. American Trucking Associations, Inc. -- Supreme Court of the United States -- 2001
- Wyoming v. Colorado -- Supreme Court of the United States -- 1992
[edit] See also
[edit] Environment courts
- Environment Court of New Zealand
- ICEAC (International Court of Environmental Arbitration and Conciliation)
- Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
