Chevron Files Supplemental Notice Insisting Groups Lack Standing In Drilling Case

( September 4, 2025, 10:11 AM EDT) -- FRESNO, Calif. — Chevron USA Inc. and another oil company on Sept. 3 filed a notice of supplemental authority in California federal court in their bid to dismiss a lawsuit brought by environmental groups challenging federal approval of permits to drill in the San Joaquin Valley, arguing that the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ recent ruling in Satanic Temple v. Labrador affirms the defendants’ argument in their motion to dismiss, in which they contend that the groups fail to plausibly allege standing....