In Precedent, Court Rejects Suit Over DOE's GHG Review Of LNG Approval

A federal appellate court has rejected environmentalists' challenge to the Department of Energy's (DOE's) approval of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Freeport, TX, setting a precedent that will likely doom several other similar suits where petitioners are seeking to require more robust greenhouse gas (GHG) reviews of the projects' impacts. The ruling could also hamper environmentalists' efforts to require any federal agency to conduct more rigorous GHG reviews -- especially as the Trump administration takes steps to...