Center for Biological Diversi, et al v. FERC
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December 21, 2023
The Biggest Environmental Law Cases Of 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.
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May 16, 2023
DC Circ. Rejects Challenge To $45B Alaska LNG Project
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.
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September 14, 2022
DC Circ. Questions Challenge To $45B Alaskan LNG Project
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.
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February 01, 2022
Enviros Say FERC Can't Save Review Of $45B LNG Project
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.
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December 14, 2021
FERC Insists Climate Review Of $45B LNG Project Was Sound
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.
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September 15, 2021
FERC Shirked Climate Review Of LNG Project, DC Circ. Told
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.