City of Port Isabel, et al v. FERC

  1. March 18, 2025

    DC Circ. Gives FERC Chance To Redo LNG Project Approvals

    The D.C. Circuit Tuesday said it would allow the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to fix problems in its reauthorizations for two natural gas projects in Texas, revising an August 2024 decision vacating the reauthorizations altogether after the commission said President Donald Trump's revocation of environmental orders should clear them.

  2. February 07, 2025

    FERC Says Trump Orders Support DC Circ. Rehearing Bid

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has told the D.C. Circuit that President Donald Trump's revocation of two environmental executive orders dating back decades shows that the appeals court's vacatur of two FERC reauthorizations of liquefied natural gas projects was unjustified.

  3. October 29, 2024

    Texas Gov., Oil Groups Urge DC Circ. To Revive LNG Projects

    Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, the American Petroleum Institute, the Lipan Apache Tribe and others are lining up behind liquefied natural gas project backers asking the full D.C. Circuit to review a panel's decision to nix Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approvals for LNG projects on the Texas Gulf Coast.

  4. February 05, 2024

    FERC Says It Followed Court's Orders With LNG Reapproval

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission defended its reapproval of a Texas liquefied natural gas terminal Monday, telling the D.C. Circuit it addressed the appeals court's concerns after the court ordered the agency to revise its environmental reviews of the project.

  5. November 22, 2023

    With FERC Stalled On Pipeline Policy, Courts Could Show Way

    There's little indication that a long-awaited revision of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's gas infrastructure approval policy is imminent, which means any further clarity on how the agency should factor climate change into its reviews will likely come from the courts. Here's a trio of pending D.C. Circuit cases that could provide FERC with further guidance on how it should evaluate the climate impacts of gas projects.