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Section J (PDF)

Legal filings
Administrative record for Petitioners’ opening brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

Sections K through M (PDF)

Legal filings
Administrative record for Petitioners’ opening brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

Sections H and I (PDF)

Legal filings
Administrative record for Petitioners’ opening brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

Section E (Staff Report) (PDF)

Legal filings
Administrative record for Petitioners’ opening brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

Sections F and G (PDF)

Legal filings
Administrative record for Petitioners’ opening brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

Sections A and B (PDF)

Legal filings
Administrative record for Petitioners’ opening brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

MI Lead and Copper Rule Amicus Brief (PDF)

Legal filings
In the wake of the Flint Water Crisis, the State of Michigan put forth the nation’s most protective lead in drinking water safeguards, but the landmark Lead and Copper Rule is being challenged in court by Michigan water providers. NRDC...

Complaint Filed Regarding Rusty Patched Bumble Bee (PDF)

Legal filings
Complaint filed on January 15, 2019, in the U.S. District Court for D.C, challenging the Interior Department and Fish and Wildlife Service’s failure to timely designate critical habitat for the endangered rusty patched bumble bee.

Motion for Recusal of FERC Commissioner McNamee (PDF)

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The Natural Resources Defense Council joined with other organizations in formally asking new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Bernard McNamee to recuse himself from two pending proceedings related to the Department of Energy’s proposal to bail out coal and...

Amicus Brief Supporting NYC’s Claims (PDF)

Legal filings
This amicus brief was filed by NRDC on behalf of the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance (NYC-EJA) , UPROSE and THE POINT Community Development Corporation in support of New York City’s claims against the world’s five largest investor-owned fossil...