Sierra Club, et al v. FERC

  1. August 10, 2023

    Green Groups Urge DC Circ. To Maintain MVP Ruling

    Environmental groups on Thursday said the D.C. Circuit shouldn't drop its demand for federal energy regulators to review whether the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline needs more environmental analysis, since the underlying case was made defunct by regulators' own actions.

  2. August 01, 2023

    Congress Ends DC Circ. Row Over $6B Pipeline, FERC Says

    A newly passed federal law moots conservation groups' D.C. Circuit challenge to the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline and overrides the court's recent order for further environmental analysis of the project, according to federal energy regulators.

  3. May 26, 2023

    DC Circ. Orders More Analysis Of $6B Gas Pipeline Impacts

    A D.C. Circuit panel on Friday ordered the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reconsider whether it needs to conduct further environmental impact analysis on a hotly contested $6 billion Appalachian pipeline based on evidence that the project's construction has led to more erosion and sedimentation than originally anticipated.

  4. August 02, 2022

    Zoning, Carbon Regulation Among Top Construction Lawsuits

    While major cases proceeded in state courts — including the $1 billion Surfside condo collapse settlement in Florida and a rail yard contract dispute in Texas — federal courts had their hands full of construction-related litigation during the first half of 2022.

  5. April 07, 2022

    FERC's 'Troubling' $6B Gas Pipeline Review Puzzles DC Circ.

    Two D.C. Circuit judges took a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission attorney to task Thursday over the agency's handling of a hotly contested $6 billion Appalachian pipeline, demanding answers for why it has yet to issue a stop-work order and conduct a new environmental review of the entire project following recent appellate court orders.

  6. January 10, 2022

    Enviros Say FERC 'Blindly' Ignoring Facts In Pipeline Dispute

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is "blindly" relying on outdated information to keep a $6 billion Appalachian pipeline alive, environmentalists told the D.C. Circuit in an attempt to have the court toss approvals for the project.

  7. December 06, 2021

    $6B Gas Pipeline Deadline Extension Proper, DC Circ. Told

    The developer of a $6 billion Appalachian pipeline says environmentalists are bringing up tired old arguments that have already been dismissed in court to try to delay the project's construction, arguing that a federal government deadline extension was sound.

  8. November 22, 2021

    FERC Defends Restart Of $6B Gas Pipeline Work

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has defended its decision to give the developer of a $6 billion Appalachian pipeline more time to complete the project, saying it reasonably relied on long-term contracts to determine an ongoing market need.

  9. February 12, 2021

    $6B Pipeline Work Must Be Stopped, DC Circ. Told

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ignored evidence that a beleaguered $6 billion Appalachian pipeline is no longer necessary when giving the company building it more time to finish, environmental groups told the D.C. Circuit appeals court Thursday, asking for a stay on construction.