Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 28, 2016No. 14-1275PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLETT, Circuit Judge:
The Sierra Club and Galveston Bay-keeper (the “Associations”) take issue with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s decision authorizing Freeport LNG Development, L.P. to redesign its liquefied natural gas terminal in Texas to support export operations. Specifically, the Associations argue that the Commission’s analysis of the proposal’s impact on the environment ran afoul of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (“NEPA”), 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq. We hold that the Associations have standing to press their challenges to the Commission’s orders and that their…
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