Alabama Municipal Distributors Group, et al v. FERC

  1. April 30, 2024

    DC Circ. Axes Challenges To FERC Gulf Pipeline Approval

    The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday upheld federal energy regulators' approval of a natural gas pipeline project in Louisiana and Mississippi, rejecting arguments from environmentalists that claimed that the certification was the product of a botched environmental review.

  2. January 01, 2024

    DC Circuit Cases To Watch In 2024

    As the D.C. Circuit heads into 2024, its judges are poised to answer hotly anticipated political questions about former President Donald Trump and his allies, as well as a number of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission cases that could determine the future of certain natural gas projects.

  3. November 22, 2023

    With FERC Stalled On Pipeline Policy, Courts Could Show Way

    There's little indication that a long-awaited revision of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's gas infrastructure approval policy is imminent, which means any further clarity on how the agency should factor climate change into its reviews will likely come from the courts. Here's a trio of pending D.C. Circuit cases that could provide FERC with further guidance on how it should evaluate the climate impacts of gas projects.

  4. September 05, 2023

    DC Circ. Questions FERC Gulf Export Pipeline Approval

    D.C. Circuit judges pressed federal energy regulators Tuesday as to why they didn't determine the significance of greenhouse gas emissions in a pipeline upgrade to service a Gulf of Mexico export terminal, and suggested project approval could be suspended until regulators decide a way to assess climate impacts.

  5. March 30, 2023

    Sierra Club Tells DC Circ. FERC Botched Pipeline GHG Review

    U.S. energy regulators sidestepped evaluating the full greenhouse gas consequences of the Evangeline Pass pipeline when they approved the project, the Sierra Club told a D.C. Circuit panel, while municipal gas customers told the court regulators unlawfully set lease rates for the pipeline.

  6. February 23, 2023

    FERC Asks DC Circ. To Toss Suit Over Miss., La. Pipeline

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has defended its environmental review of a natural gas pipeline project in Louisiana and Mississippi and its decision not to credit customers for a lease deal to finance construction, urging a federal appeals court to dismiss a case challenging its approval of the project.