HEALTHY GULF v. U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

No. 22-60397.

81 F.4th 510 (2023)

HEALTHY GULF; Sierra Club, Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS; Stephen Murphy, in his official capacity as New Orleans District Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Martin Mayer, in his official capacity as Chief, Regulatory Division, New Orleans District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED September 6, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louisa Eberle , (argued), Sierra Club, Environmental Law Program, Denver, CO, Thomas Gosselin , Sierra Club, Environmental Law Program, Austin, TX, for Petitioners.

Justin Heminger , U.S. Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division-Appellate Section, Washington, DC, Stephen Roth , U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Office of District Council, New Orleans, LA, United States Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Office of Chief Counsel (CECC-L), Washington, DC, for Respondent United States Army Corps of Engineers.

Justin Heminger , (argued), U.S. Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division-Appellate Section, Washington, DC, United States Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Office of Chief Counsel (CECC-L), Washington, DC, for Respondents Stephen Murphy, Martin Mayer.

Robert Mark Loeb , Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, L.L.P., Washington, DC, Gregory George Garre , (argued), Janice Schneider , Latham & Watkins, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Intervenors Driftwood LNG, L.L.C., Driftwood Pipeline, L.L.C.

Jeremy Charles Marwell , Nathan Taylor Campbell , Attorney, Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Amici Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Chamber Southwest Louisiana, Incorporated.

Before King, Smith, and Elrod, Circuit Judges.


Driftwood LNG and Driftwood Pipeline (jointly "Driftwood") want to convert natural gas produced in the United States into liquefied natural gas ("LNG") for export to international markets. That undertaking involves building an LNG production and export terminal and a pipeline that will connect to existing interstate...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases