Sierra Club v. DOE

  1. November 01, 2017

    DC Circ. Nixes Challenges To DOE Gas Export Approvals

    The D.C. Circuit on Wednesday rejected The Sierra Club's challenges to the U.S. Department of Energy's approval of liquefied natural gas exports from three projects, relying heavily on an earlier rejection of the green group's challenge of another DOE approval of an LNG project.

  2. September 29, 2017

    Upcoming Oral Arguments Energy Attys Should Watch

    This fall, lawyers will be making their in-person pitches to federal appeals courts in cases covering a host of important energy issues, from the U.S. Department of Energy's approval of liquefied natural gas exports to implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency's rule clamping down on cross-state air pollution. Here are five noteworthy energy cases in which oral arguments are expected in the coming weeks.

  3. March 20, 2017

    DOE Has No Excuse For Shirking LNG Study, Enviros Say

    The U.S. Department of Energy did not properly analyze the impact of increased liquefied natural gas exports in approving exports from Cheniere Energy Inc.'s projects in Texas and Louisiana despite having the information and means to do so, the Sierra Club told the D.C. Circuit on Friday.

  4. February 13, 2017

    Cheniere Backs DOE Approval Of LNG Exports At DC Circ.

    Cheniere Energy on Monday urged the D.C. Circuit to nix challenges to the U.S. Department of Energy's approval of liquefied natural gas exports from its projects in Louisiana and Texas, saying there's no obligation to evaluate speculative climate change impacts caused by increased drilling from the projects.

  5. December 01, 2016

    Enviros Fight DOE Approval Of LNG Exports At DC Circ.

    The Sierra Club on Wednesday urged the D.C. Circuit to strike down approvals for natural gas export projects in Texas and Louisiana, saying the U.S. Department of Energy should have analyzed the environmental impacts of climate change and new gas production sparked by the projects.

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