Remove Contract Remove Court Rules Remove New Mexico
article thumbnail

Supreme Court rules for New Mexico in Pecos River water dispute

JURIST

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of New Mexico , ending the latest chapter in a decades-old water dispute involving the Pecos River. The conflict involves how water is apportioned between New Mexico and Texas under an interstate compact first approved by Congress in the mid-twentieth century.

article thumbnail

November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

As Compliance Date for Methane Waste Rule Nears, California Federal Court Ruled That BLM Could Not Postpone Compliance, Oil and Gas Trade Groups Again Asked Wyoming Federal Court for Preliminary Injunction. On October 4 , the federal district court for the Northern District of California vacated the U.S.

Court 40
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Under the Endangered Species Act, the court vacated the FWS’s biological opinion because the incidental take statement lacked “the requisite specificity of mitigation measures for the polar bear” and because the take finding for the polar bear was arbitrary and capricious. Backcountry Against Dumps v. Bureau of Indian Affairs , No.

article thumbnail

February 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

The court, which did not address the plaintiffs’ arguments regarding alleged inadequacies in the climate change-related analyses, found that the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success on the merits or that they would suffer irreparable harm. Group Sought to Challenge Additional Oil and Gas Lease Sales in New Mexico.