Wild Virginia v. Council on Environmental Quality

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

Tab Group

Merits Stage

District Court dismisses, as unripe, suit challenging the Council on Environmental Quality’s 2020 revision to its regulations implementing the National Environmental Protection 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 9, 2020

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U.S. Chamber and industry groups oppose environmental groups’ efforts to preliminarily enjoin NEPA reform

September 2, 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