Blue Ocean Preservation Society v. Watkins

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND A PERMANENT INJUNCTION AND DENYING DEFENDANTS’ COUNTER MOTION TO DISMISS THE CASE AS MOOT

DAVID A. EZRA, District Judge.

I. Introduction

This lawsuit seeks to compel preparation of a federal Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS”) for the Hawaii Geothermal Energy Project (the “Project”) and to enjoin any further federal participation in the Project until the EIS is completed. Last January on plaintiffs’ and defendants’ (or the “government” ’s) motions for summary judgment, the court ruled that the remain ing phases of the project…