September 15, 2025
A D.C. federal judge Monday handed a win to the Federal Aviation Administration and SpaceX in litigation alleging they failed to complete an adequate environmental review for SpaceX's Starship rocket launch program, ruling that the analysis was "perhaps imperfect" but ultimately well reasoned.
July 23, 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration knew SpaceX's plans to restore migratory birds' coastal habitats in the event of an explosion at its Boca Chica, Texas, launch site were inadequate, but allowed the company to bypass a full environmental impact statement nonetheless, environmental groups said Wednesday in D.C. federal court.
April 07, 2025
Conservation groups told a federal court Friday that there is "clear record evidence" that the Federal Aviation Administration and SpaceX failed to complete an adequate environmental review for SpaceX's Starship rocket launch program in Texas.
February 24, 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration and SpaceX asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge to grant them wins in litigation challenging the adequacy of an environmental review completed for the company's Starship rocket launch program in Boca Chica, Texas.
October 10, 2024
SpaceX is pushing a D.C. federal judge to scrap claims that an environmental assessment for its rocket launch program in South Texas must be supplemented after launches allegedly harmed sensitive surrounding areas and migratory birds, and as it faces new litigation over a system installed to prevent launch pad failures.
January 18, 2024
Environmental groups challenging the Federal Aviation Administration's environmental review underpinning its decision to allow a SpaceX rocket launch facility in Texas have pushed back against attempts by the company and agency to block their proposed supplemental complaint.
June 05, 2023
The Federal Aviation Administration has said a federal judge can decide whether SpaceX can intervene in a lawsuit filed by conservationists over a Texas rocket launch facility, but contended the company did not have a legal right to be included in the case since the FAA adequately represents its interests.
May 22, 2023
SpaceX has sought to intervene in a lawsuit brought by conservation groups alleging the Federal Aviation Administration botched an environmental review of the company's plans to launch heavy rockets from its Texas facility, saying the FAA won't fully represent its interests.
May 01, 2023
Federal regulators botched an environmental review of SpaceX's heavy-duty rocket launches on the Gulf Coast and failed to diminish harm to endangered species from heat, light and vessel explosions, according to a Monday lawsuit from conservation groups.