Sierra Club v. DOE

22-1217

October 17, 2023
DC Circ. Judges Cast Doubt On Sierra Club's Gas Export Fight

A D.C. Circuit panel on Tuesday appeared skeptical that the Sierra Club had standing to challenge U.S. Department of Energy authorizations allowing a pair of liquefied natural gas terminals to export more LNG to non-free trade agreement countries.
April 28, 2023
Sierra Club Challenge Of LNG Exports Is DOA, DC Circ. Told

Owners of two not-yet-built liquefied natural gas terminals on the Gulf Coast are asking the D.C. Circuit to deny Sierra Club challenges of U.S. Department of Energy authorizations allowing them to export more LNG to non-free trade agreement countries.
April 21, 2023
DOE Says Sierra Club Can't Fight Gas Terminals' Exports

The U.S. Department of Energy pushed the D.C. Circuit to reject the Sierra Club's challenge of its approval of additional exports from two liquefied natural gas export terminals on the Gulf Coast, arguing that the group had plenty of time to object to the decision earlier and chose not to.
February 08, 2023
DOE Shirked Climate In LNG Export Approvals, Sierra Says

The Sierra Club told the D.C. Circuit that the U.S. Department of Energy failed to take into account national and international commitments to combat climate change when it approved additional liquefied natural gas exports from a pair of not-yet-built terminals on the Gulf Coast