Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Docket Number
Term
2024 Term
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
Whether the National Environmental Policy Act requires an agency to study environmental impacts beyond the proximate effects of the action over which the agency has regulatory authority.
Case Updates
Supreme Court holds that NEPA requires agencies to focus on the environmental effects of the project at issue, not upstream or downstream impacts
May 29, 2025
U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Supreme Court to curb expansion of agency obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act
September 04, 2024
U.S. Chamber Coalition Amicus Brief
Kyle D. Hawkins, Michael B. Schon, and Shannon Grammel of Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP served as outside counsel.
Case Documents
- Appendix of Lower Opinions -- Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado (U.S. Supreme Court)
- U.S. Chamber Coalition Amicus Brief -- Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado (U.S. Supreme Court)
- Opinion -- Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado (U.S. Supreme Court)