EarthReports, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

ROGERS, Circuit Judge:

Several environmental organizations petition for review of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s conditional authorization of the conversion of the Cove Point liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) facility from an import maritime terminal to a mixed-use, import and export terminal. Petitioners contend that the Commission failed to consider several possible environmental impacts that the Cove Point conversion project may have, and thus did not satisfy its obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (“NEPA”), 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq. We deny the petition.…