Indigenous Peoples v. U.S. Army Corps

  1. September 03, 2024

    5th Circ. Panel Pushes Plaintiff Groups In Oil Terminal Row

    A Fifth Circuit panel seemed wary of a claim by several groups who argued they hadn't forfeited arguments relating to vessel traffic on Texas' Gulf Coast, saying during oral arguments last week that the group's brief didn't include anything about forfeiture.

  2. April 08, 2024

    Tribes Say Army Corps Mistakes Their Claims In 5th Circ. Row

    Two Native American tribes and a conservation group have told the Fifth Circuit that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and an Enbridge Inc. unit have intentionally mischaracterized their claims in litigation seeking to challenge the agency's permit authorization for a major oil terminal on Texas' Gulf Coast.

  3. March 11, 2024

    Corps Says Groups Can't Show Dredging Permit Was Flawed

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and an Enbridge Inc. unit told the Fifth Circuit that several groups challenging a permit issued for dredging and construction for the expansion of a major oil terminal on Texas's Gulf Coast may want a different outcome but can't show any permitting decisions were flawed.

  4. January 10, 2024

    Oil Terminal Permit Needs Harder Look, Groups Tell 5th Circ.

    Several groups are asking the Fifth Circuit to overturn a Texas federal judge's ruling affirming a dredging permit the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued for the expansion of a major oil export terminal near Corpus Christi, arguing the agency clearly failed to take the required "hard look" at the impacts.