Case: Rhode Island AFL-CIO v. United States Environmental Protection Agency

Rhode Island AFL-CIO et al. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency et al.

COMPLAINT ( filing fee paid $ 405.00, receipt number ARIDC-2192117 ), filed by Anh Nguyen, 2KB Energy Services, LLC, Black Sun Light Sustainability, Rhode Island Center for Justice, Energy Independent Solutions, Rhode Island AFL-CIO, Solar United Neighbors, Sunpath Consulting LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit B, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, # 4 Summons, # 5 Summons, # 6 Summons, # 7 Summons)(Crowley, James) (Entered: 10/06/2025)

1 Exhibit Exhibit A

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2 Exhibit Exhibit B

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3 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet

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4 Summons

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5 Summons

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6 Summons

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7 Summons

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NOTICE of Appearance by Amy Retsinas Romero on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Romero, Amy) (Entered: 10/06/2025)

Corporate Disclosure Statement by Rhode Island AFL-CIO. (Crowley, James) (Entered: 10/06/2025)

Corporate Disclosure Statement by Rhode Island Center for Justice. (Crowley, James) (Entered: 10/06/2025)

Corporate Disclosure Statement by Solar United Neighbors. (Crowley, James) (Entered: 10/06/2025)

Corporate Disclosure Statement by Sunpath Consulting LLC. (Crowley, James) (Entered: 10/06/2025)

Corporate Disclosure Statement by 2KB Energy Services, LLC. (Crowley, James) (Entered: 10/06/2025)

Corporate Disclosure Statement by Energy Independent Solutions. (Crowley, James) (Entered: 10/06/2025)

Corporate Disclosure Statement by Black Sun Light Sustainability. (Crowley, James) (Entered: 10/06/2025)

MOTION for Benjamin Grillot to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( filing fee paid $ 100.00, receipt number ARIDC-2192197 ) filed by All Plaintiffs. (Crowley, James) (Entered: 10/06/2025)

MOTION for Banumathi Rangarajan to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( filing fee paid $ 100.00, receipt number ARIDC-2192202 ) filed by All Plaintiffs. (Crowley, James) (Entered: 10/06/2025)

MOTION for David L. Neal to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( filing fee paid $ 100.00, receipt number ARIDC-2192204 ) filed by All Plaintiffs. (Crowley, James) (Entered: 10/06/2025)

MOTION for Jennifer Whitfield to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( filing fee paid $ 100.00, receipt number ARIDC-2192206 ) filed by All Plaintiffs. (Crowley, James) (Entered: 10/06/2025)

MOTION for Kimberley Claire Hunter to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( filing fee paid $ 100.00, receipt number ARIDC-2192208 ) filed by All Plaintiffs. (Crowley, James) (Entered: 10/06/2025)

MOTION for Nicholas S. Torrey to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( filing fee paid $ 100.00, receipt number ARIDC-2192220 ) filed by All Plaintiffs. (Crowley, James) (Entered: 10/06/2025)

CASE OPENING NOTICE ISSUED. (Gonzalez Gomez, Viviana) (Entered: 10/06/2025)

MOTION for Alexandra St. Pierre to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( filing fee paid $ 100.00, receipt number ARIDC-2192274 ) filed by All Plaintiffs. (Crowley, James) (Entered: 10/06/2025)

MOTION for Amy Powell to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( filing fee paid $ 100.00, receipt number ARIDC-2192281 ) filed by All Plaintiffs. (Crowley, James) (Entered: 10/06/2025)

MOTION for Gary DiBianco to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( filing fee paid $ 100.00, receipt number ARIDC-2192282 ) filed by All Plaintiffs. (Crowley, James) (Entered: 10/06/2025)

MOTION for Jillian Blanchard to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( filing fee paid $ 100.00, receipt number ARIDC-2192283 ) filed by All Plaintiffs. (Crowley, James) (Entered: 10/06/2025)

MOTION for Larissa Koehler to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( filing fee paid $ 100.00, receipt number ARIDC-2192286 ) filed by All Plaintiffs. (Crowley, James) (Entered: 10/06/2025)

MOTION for Kevin Love Hubbard to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( filing fee paid $ 100.00, receipt number ARIDC-2192298 ) filed by All Plaintiffs. (Romero, Amy) (Entered: 10/06/2025)

Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Case assigned to District Judge Mary S. McElroy and Magistrate Judge Patricia A. Sullivan. (Gonzalez Gomez, Viviana)

TEXT ORDER granting 10 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Benjamin Grillot. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 10/6/2025. (Gonzalez Gomez, Viviana)

TEXT ORDER granting 11 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Banumathi Rangarajan. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 10/6/2025. (Gonzalez Gomez, Viviana)

TEXT ORDER granting 12 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of David L. Neal. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 10/6/2025. (Gonzalez Gomez, Viviana)

TEXT ORDER granting 13 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Jennifer Whitfield. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 10/6/2025. (Gonzalez Gomez, Viviana)

TEXT ORDER granting 14 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Kimberley C. Hunter. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 10/6/2025. (Gonzalez Gomez, Viviana)

TEXT ORDER granting 15 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Nicholas S. Torrey. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 10/6/2025. (Gonzalez Gomez, Viviana)

TEXT ORDER granting 17 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Alexandra St. Pierre. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 10/6/2025. (Hill, Cherelle)

TEXT ORDER granting 18 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Amy Powell. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 10/6/2025. (Hill, Cherelle)

TEXT ORDER granting 19 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Gary DiBianco. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 10/6/2025. (Hill, Cherelle)

TEXT ORDER granting 20 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Jillian Blanchard. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 10/6/2025. (Hill, Cherelle)

TEXT ORDER granting 21 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Larissa Koehler. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 10/6/2025. (Hill, Cherelle)

TEXT ORDER granting 22 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Kevin Love Hubbard. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 10/6/2025. (Hill, Cherelle)

Summons Issued as to All Defendants, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Pamela Bondi Summons, # 2 Sara Bloom Summons, # 3 United States Environmental Protection Agency Summons)(Hill, Cherelle) (Entered: 10/08/2025)

1 Pamela Bondi Summons

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2 Sara Bloom Summons

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3 United States Environmental Protection Agency Summons

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NOTICE of Appearance by Tiffiney Carney on behalf of All Defendants (Carney, Tiffiney) (Entered: 10/14/2025)

AFFIDAVIT of Service, filed by Anh Nguyen, 2KB Energy Services, LLC, Black Sun Light Sustainability, Rhode Island Center for Justice, Energy Independent Solutions, Rhode Island AFL-CIO, Solar United Neighbors, Sunpath Consulting LLC for Summons and Complaint All Defendants. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Proof of Service - EPA, # 2 Exhibit Proof of Service - Lee Zeldin, # 3 Exhibit Proof of Service - US Attorney General, # 4 Exhibit Proof of Service - US Attorney for RI)(Crowley, James) (Entered: 10/29/2025)

Joint STIPULATION and Motion to Set Case Schedule filed by All Defendants. (Carney, Tiffiney) (Entered: 11/25/2025)

MOTION to Transfer Case to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia filed by All Defendants. Responses due by 12/15/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A - Harris County Complaint)(Carney, Tiffiney) (Entered: 12/01/2025)

1 Exhibit Exhibit A - Harris County Complaint

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RESPONSE In Opposition to 27 MOTION to Transfer Case to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia filed by All Plaintiffs. Replies due by 12/15/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit Exhibit 3)(Crowley, James) (Entered: 12/08/2025)

1 Exhibit Exhibit 1

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2 Exhibit Exhibit 2

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3 Exhibit Exhibit 3

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REPLY to Response re 28 Response to Motion, in Support of Transfer to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia filed by All Defendants. (Carney, Tiffiney) (Entered: 12/15/2025)

Order on Motion to Transfer Case

TEXT ORDER. Defendants' Motion to Transfer (ECF No. 27 ) is DENIED. Under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), "[f]or the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, a district court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division where it might have been brought." Having considered the private and public interests implicated by this case, see McEvily v. Sunbeam-Oster Co., Inc., 878 F. Supp. 337, 343 (D.R.I. 1994), and crediting the "strong presumption in favor of the plaintiff's choice of forum," Coady v. Ashcraft & Gerel, 223 F.3d 1, 11 (1st Cir. 2000), the Court finds that transfer is unwarranted. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 12/17/2025. (Potter, Carrie)

Order Entering Stipulation

TEXT ORDER entering 26 Joint STIPULATION. Defendants will produce the administrative record to Plaintiffs counsel on 1/16/2026 February 6, 2026 - Plaintiffs file motion for summary judgment March 6, 2026 - Defendants file cross-motion and response to summary judgmentMarch 20, 2026 - Plaintiffs file response to cross-motion April 3, 2026 - Defendants file reply brief. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 12/18/2025. (Potter, Carrie)

ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD filed by United States Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Administrative Record, # 2 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000001, # 3 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000002, # 4 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000004, # 5 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000005, # 6 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000007, # 7 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000009, # 8 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000011, # 9 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000014, # 10 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000015, # 11 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000045, # 12 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000071, # 13 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000080, # 14 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000088, # 15 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000089, # 16 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000097, # 17 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000099, # 18 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000100, # 19 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000103, # 20 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000105, # 21 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000106, # 22 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000108, # 23 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000111, # 24 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000113, # 25 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000115, # 26 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000117, # 27 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000118, # 28 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000122, # 29 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000138, # 30 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000139, # 31 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000181, # 32 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000225, # 33 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000265, # 34 Exhibit D.R.I. EPA 000308)(Carney, Tiffiney) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

Joint MOTION To Waive Statement of Undisputed Facts filed by All Plaintiffs. Responses due by 2/11/2026. (Hubbard, Kevin) (Entered: 01/28/2026)

MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by All Plaintiffs. Responses due by 2/20/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Ex. 1 Crowley Declaration, # 2 Exhibit Ex. 2 Smith Declaration, # 3 Exhibit Ex. 3 Gunning Declaration, # 4 Exhibit Ex. 4 Buchanan Declaration, # 5 Exhibit Ex. 5 Nguyen Declaration, # 6 Exhibit Ex. 6 Wood Declaration, # 7 Exhibit Ex. 7 Abdul-Rahman Declaration, # 8 Exhibit Ex. 8 Schoolman Declaration, # 9 Exhibit Ex. 9 Treml Declaration)(Torrey, Nicholas) (Entered: 02/06/2026)

1 Exhibit Ex. 1 Crowley Declaration

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2 Exhibit Ex. 2 Smith Declaration

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3 Exhibit Ex. 3 Gunning Declaration

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4 Exhibit Ex. 4 Buchanan Declaration

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5 Exhibit Ex. 5 Nguyen Declaration

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6 Exhibit Ex. 6 Wood Declaration

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7 Exhibit Ex. 7 Abdul-Rahman Declaration

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8 Exhibit Ex. 8 Schoolman Declaration

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9 Exhibit Ex. 9 Treml Declaration

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NOTICE of Appearance by I-Heng Hsu on behalf of All Defendants (Hsu, I-Heng) (Entered: 02/25/2026)

NOTICE of Appearance by Bethany Theriot on behalf of All Defendants (Theriot, Bethany) (Entered: 02/25/2026)

TEXT ORDER granting 31 Joint MOTION To Waive Statement of Undisputed Facts . So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 2/25/2026. (Potter, Carrie)

Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief