Center For Biological Diversity et al v. Export-Import Bank of the United States et al

  1. April 12, 2016

    Ex-Im Bank Cleared From Enviros' Aussie LNG Loan Suit

    A California federal judge will not block the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. from making good on its $4.8 billion loans to two Australian liquefied natural gas projects in the Great Barrier Reef, shutting down environmental groups who said the agency skipped over required environmental analyses.

  2. July 20, 2015

    Enviros Push Bid To End Funding Of Aussie LNG Projects

    The Center for Biological Diversity urged a California federal judge on Friday to halt Export-Import Bank of the U.S. funding of Australian liquefied natural gas projects in the Great Barrier Reef.

  3. May 21, 2015

    Ex-Im Bank Fights Enviros' Challenge To LNG Project

    Halting U.S. Export-Import Bank funding of Australian liquefied natural gas projects in the Great Barrier Reef will not stop the projects or address the claims of environmental groups, the bank argued before a California federal judge on Wednesday.

  4. April 03, 2015

    Ex-Im Bank Flouted ESA By Funding LNG Project, Enviros Say

    The U.S. Export-Import Bank clearly ignored the risks to endangered species and sensitive habitat when it pumped $4.8 billion into Australian liquid natural gas projects in the Great Barrier Reef, a trio of environmental groups said Thursday, urging a California federal judge for a quick victory in their lawsuit against the bank.

  5. February 23, 2015

    Ex-Im Bank Stuck With ESA Suit In Barrier Reef LNG Projects

    A California federal judge said Friday the U.S. Export-Import Bank can't escape a lawsuit alleging its funding of Australian liquid natural gas projects in the Great Barrier Reef violates the Endangered Species Act because the project may occur partially in international waters.

  6. August 12, 2014

    CORRECTED: Agency-Funded Overseas Projects Ruled Exempt From ESA

    A California federal judge on Tuesday trimmed a suit challenging U.S. funding for two Australian liquefied natural gas projects on environmental grounds, ruling the Endangered Species Act does not apply to agency-funded projects overseas, but gave the plaintiffs a chance to amend their complaint. (Correction: An earlier story mistakenly indicated the entire complaint had been dismissed. The error has been corrected.)

  7. October 18, 2013

    High-Stakes ESA Fight Threatens Overseas Development

    Environmental groups are charging ahead with a beefed-up lawsuit challenging U.S. funding of a massive Australian liquid natural gas terminal by arguing Endangered Species Act protections apply, picking a fight that experts say could jeopardize the prospects of many future U.S.-linked projects abroad.

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