Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA—The Fifth Circuit Creates A New Hurdle for Environmental Standing

Case Note by Isabel Englehart

Isabel Englehart's case note examines the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit's decision in Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA, 937 F.3d 533 (5th Cir. 2019), where the Fifth Circuit held that several plaintiffs to an environmental lawsuit could not establish an injury-in-fact for standing, despite living and spending ample time in the impacted areas.


About the Author

Isabel Englehart. J.D. candidate 2021, Tulane University Law School; B.S. 2018, University of Michigan.

Citation

94 Tul. L. Rev. Online 67 (2020)