Two recent cases have the potential to dramatically alter the state of permitting and enforcement under the federal Clean Water Act (“CWA”) with far reaching implications to energy infrastructure project proponents and the...more
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Right now, cases involving climate change are being heavily litigated in courts across the United States. Hundreds of climate change-related cases have been filed in both federal and state courts, where...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) weighed in rapidly and decisively on the Sabal Trail (a/k/a Southeast Market Pipelines or “SMP Project”) case that the D.C. Circuit remanded to it on August 22, 2017. As...more
National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) challenges to pipeline projects and other natural gas infrastructure have become a commonplace tool in recent years for environmental groups seeking to defeat or delay midstream...more
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/ Clean Water Act ,
EarthJustice ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Projects ,
Environmental Assessments ,
Environmental Policies ,
FERC ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
Natural Gas ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Sierra Club ,
Sierra Club v County of Fresno ,
US Army Corps of Engineers