Sierra Club v. FERC

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Case Number:

17-1236

Court:

Appellate - DC Circuit

Nature of Suit:

Companies

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  1. December 13, 2017

    DC Circ. Gives Enviros 2nd Shot To Fight $2.2B Pipeline

    The Sierra Club will be allowed to refile a suit against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission aiming to stall construction on the $2.2 billion Nexus pipeline after the nonprofit had to pull its initial petition, the D.C. Circuit said Wednesday.

  2. November 21, 2017

    FERC Says Enviros Can't Redo $2.2B Pipeline Fight

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and developers of the $2.2 billion Nexus pipeline on Tuesday told the D.C. Circuit that the Sierra Club shouldn't get another chance at blocking the project's construction after discovering that a landowner who sided with the group in the suit had sold his property to the developers without the group's knowledge.

  3. November 14, 2017

    Pause $2.2B Nexus Pipeline, Enviros Urge DC Circ.

    The Sierra Club asked the D.C. Circuit on Monday to pause the $2.2 billion Nexus gas pipeline while the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission considers its challenge to the project, saying the commission hasn't proven a public benefit and that allowing it would cause its members irreparable environmental harm.