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  • 2024-11-26

    Alaska Air, Delta must face lawsuit over Seattle airport pollution

    by Nate Raymond November 26, 20243:00 PM PST Alaska Air Group (ALK.N) and Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) have lost their bid to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that emissions from their aircraft at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport are responsible for a deadly mixture of toxic pollution. U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead in Seattle on Monday rejected the
    CategoriesFrom The Web, Litigation TagsAlaska Airlines, Delta, Hagens-Berman
  • 2024-11-12

    Marin Audubon Society v. FAA 23-1067-2024-11-12

    A group of organizations and a resident challenged a plan by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Park Service (NPS) regulating tourist flights over four national parks near San Francisco. The agencies determined that no environmental analysis was needed under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) because the plan would cause minimal additional
    CategoriesLitigation TagsMarin Audubon Society v. Federal Aviation Administration, NEPA
  • 2024-03-20

    District Court of The Hague Case number: C-09-632625-HA ZA 22-610 Foundation For The Right To Protection Against Aircraft Noise (RBV) vs. The State of Netherlands

    ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2024:3734   Authority District Court of The Hague Date of judgment 20-03-2024 Date of publication 20-03-2024 Case number C-09-632625-HA ZA 22-610 Jurisdictions Civil law FeaturesSubstantive action, First instance – multiple Content indication Government liability; 8 ECHR; Aviation Act 1.1. In these proceedings, RBV claims that the District Court should rule that the State has acted unlawfully
    CategoriesFrom The Web, Litigation TagsECHR, European Convention On Human Rights, Litigation, RBV, Rechtspraak.nl, Schiphol Airport
  • 2024-02-16

    Port Of Seattle reply motion to dismiss Hagens-Berman case

    CategoriesLitigation TagsHagens-Berman
  • Our Children’s Trust

    Our Children’s Trust We are the world’s only not-for-profit law firm representing young people and their legal right to a safe climate. We are Youth v. Gov Historic Trial in Montana Read about the trial. Take action. Stand with youth! “I am personally interested in learning about Earth’s processes and understanding the science in order to help
    CategoriesLitigation, Organizations TagsClimate, Held v. Montana, Julia Olson, Juliana v. United States, Public Trust Doctrine
  • EPA Gets Sued Over Lack of Noise Pollution Regulation

    COURT: D.D.C. TRACK DOCKET: No. 1:23-cv-01649 The US Environmental Protection Agency shirked its duties to enforce the Noise Control Act, resulting in nationwide noise pollution, a new federal lawsuit alleged. Quiet Communities Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to reducing noise pollution, sued the agency Wednesday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia. The group alleges
    CategoriesFrom The Web, Litigation TagsBloomberg, EPA, Quiet Communities
  • Supreme Court May Have Dealt Death Blow to Judicial Deference

    By Barbara Lichman on May 10, 2023 Posted in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Regulation, Litigation, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Less than two weeks ago, the United States Supreme Court took the first of several actions meant to close the door on what has become a standard in opposing citizens’ efforts to challenge the
    CategoriesFrom The Web, Litigation TagsAviation & Airport Development Law News, Barbara Lichman, Supreme Court
  • 2023-04-19

    Hagens-Berman: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) Pollution

    Do you live within a five-mile radius of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport? Fill out the form to find out your rights » CASE STATUS Active ATTORNEYS Steve W. Berman Sean R. Matt Thomas E. Loeser Martin D. McLean Garth Wojtanowicz Shelby R. Smith Jacob Berman Abigail D. Pershing PRACTICE AREAS Class Action Environmental Litigation COURT Superior Court
    CategoriesLitigation, Resources TagsHagens-Berman, MOV-UP
  • Class action lawsuit filed against Port of Seattle, Alaska Air Group and Delta Airlines over toxic airport pollution

    Residents of the city of SeaTac and surrounding areas this week filed a class action lawsuit against the Port of Seattle, Alaska Air Group Inc. and Delta Air Lines Inc., alleging that airport operations contaminate neighborhoods near Sea-Tac Airport with a combination of pollutants including carbon monoxide, lead and particulate matter, according to attorneys at Hagens Berman.
    CategoriesFrom The Web, Litigation TagsB-Town Blog, Hagens-Berman, MOV-UP
  • Pollution Control Hearings Board Case Search

    The Environmental Hearings Office (EHO) maintains an index of the decisions of the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) and Shorelines Hearings Board (SHB) dating back to 1970 on this website. The public can search for all PCHB/SHB decisions using the specific criteria of the search engine that the EHO provides as a courtesy. The EHO
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