Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 28, 2016No. 14-1249PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Circuit Judge:
Sierra Club seeks review of the authorization by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission of an increase in production capacity at a liquefied natural gas terminal in Louisiana. According to Sierra Club, the Commission failed to consider certain environmental consequences of its authorization, in violation of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (“NEPA”), 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq. The Commission initially challenges Sierra Club’s standing under Article III of the Constitution to bring this petition. For reasons we explain, we conclude that Sierra Club has…
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