SIERRA CLUB v. U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

No. 14-5205.

803 F.3d 31 (2015)

SIERRA CLUB, Appellant v. UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 29, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas P. Hayes argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Eric E. Huber and Joshua Stebbins.

Michael T. Gray , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for Federal appellees. With him on the brief were John C. Cruden , Assistant Attorney General, and Ty Bair and David C. Shilton , Attorneys.

David H. Coburn and Cynthia Taub were on the brief for appellee Enbridge Pipelines (FSP), L.L.C. Joshua H. Runyan entered an appearance.

Opinion concurring in the judgment filed by Circuit Judge BROWN.


The central question in this appeal is the scope of environmental review the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) required before a particular oil pipeline was built. Oil pipelines help to satisfy national and global energy demand by pumping tens of millions of barrels of oil across the United States each month. They...

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