21-1839·JURISDICTION

Wild Virginia; Virginia Wilderness Committee; Upstate Forever; South Carolina Wildlife Federation; North Carolina Wildlife Federation; National Trust for Historic Preservation; Mountaintrue; Haw River Assembly; Highlanders for Responsible Development; Defenders of Wildlife; Cowpasture River Preservation Association; Congaree Riverkeeper; the Clinch Coalition; Cleanaire Nc, f/k/a Clean Air Carolina; Cape Fear River Watch; Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley; Alabama Rivers Alliance v. Council on Environmental Quality; Brenda Mallory

Affirmed

Status

Scheduled
Argued
Opinion Issued (current)

Question Presented

Whether plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge rule reducing environmental analysis and on Environmental Qlty disclosure requirements under National Environmental Protection Act; whether challenge is ripe for review.

Argument Date

October 26, 2022

Argument Time

9:30 a.m.

Panel

Courtroom

Butzner Courtroom (Room 201)

Lower Court Judge

Jones

Panel

Judge Agee

Judge Wynn

Senior Judge Motz

Citation

CaseWild Virginia; Virginia Wilderness Committee; Upstate Forever; South Carolina Wildlife Federation; North Carolina Wildlife Federation; National Trust for Historic Preservation; Mountaintrue; Haw River Assembly; Highlanders for Responsible Development; Defenders of Wildlife; Cowpasture River Preservation Association; Congaree Riverkeeper; the Clinch Coalition; Cleanaire Nc, f/k/a Clean Air Carolina; Cape Fear River Watch; Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley; Alabama Rivers Alliance v. Council on Environmental Quality; Brenda Mallory, No. 21-1839 (4th Cir. Dec. 22, 2022)

PanelMotz, S.J., Agee & Wynn, JJ.