December 21, 2023
From a Supreme Court decision reshaping water rights in the United States to ongoing fights over so-called forever chemical contamination, lawsuits concerning the environment rumbled through the courts in 2023. Here, we look at the lawsuits that shaped the year.
May 16, 2023
The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday rejected conservation groups' challenge to a roughly $45 billion natural gas pipeline and export terminal in Alaska, ruling that federal energy regulators followed the law and reasonably assessed environmental impacts when they approved the huge project.
September 14, 2022
A D.C. Circuit panel on Wednesday pushed the Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity to explain what additional information the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should've analyzed before approving a proposed $45 billion liquid natural gas export facility in Alaska, questioning the groups' claim that the agency failed to adequately review concerns about the project.
February 01, 2022
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission can't argue around the fatal flaws in its review and approval of a proposed $45 billion liquid natural gas export facility in Alaska, environmental groups told the D.C. Circuit Monday.
December 14, 2021
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says it conducted a thorough review of likely climate impacts of a proposed $45 billion liquid natural gas export facility in Alaska before approving it, and wants the D.C. Circuit to reject an environmental challenge.
September 15, 2021
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shirked its obligation to analyze and understand the environmental toll of a $45 billion liquefied natural gas project in Alaska, environmentalists told the D.C. Circuit while asking that approvals for the infrastructure be tossed.