April 12, 2016
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.
July 20, 2015
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.
May 21, 2015
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.
April 03, 2015
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.
February 23, 2015
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.
August 12, 2014
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.)
October 18, 2013
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.