EARTHREPORTS, INC. v. F.E.R.C.

No. 15-1127.

828 F.3d 949 (2016)

EARTHREPORTS, INC., doing business as Patuxent Riverkeeper, et al., Petitioners v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent. Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP, et al., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 15, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah Goldberg argued the cause for petitioner EarthReports, Inc., et al. With her on the briefs were Moneen Nasmith and Anne Havemann .

Hope M. Babcock , Daniel H. Lutz , and Sarah J. Fox were on the brief for amici curiae Waterkeepers Chesapeake, et al. in support of petitioners EarthReports, Inc., et al.

Karin L. Larson , Attorney, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were Robert H. Solomon , Solicitor, and Susanna Y. Chu , Attorney. Lisa B. Luftig , Attorney, entered an appearance.

Catherine E. Stetson argued the cause for intervenors Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP and Statoil Natural Gas, LLC. With her on the brief were J. Patrick Nevins , Sean Marotta , and Kirstin E. Gibbs . Christopher M. Heywood entered an appearance.

Ben Norris argued the cause for respondent-intervenor American Petroleum Institute. With him on the brief were John Longstreth , David L. Wochner , and Stacy Linden .

Before: Rogers, Griffith and Kavanaugh, Circuit Judges.


Several environmental organizations petition for review of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's conditional authorization of the conversion of the Cove Point liquefied natural gas ("LNG") facility from an import maritime terminal to a mixed-use, import and export terminal. Petitioners contend that the Commission failed...

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