Explore 6 court opinions on National Environmental Policy Act Nepa Environmental Impact Assessment. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Ninth Circuit Vacates Oil Leases for Insufficient Environmental Review
Cascadia Wildlands v. United States Bureau of Land Management, decided by Ninth Circuit on August 27, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. Cascadia Wildlands challenged the Bureau of Land Manage...
D.C. Circuit Vacates FERC Pipeline Approval Over Environmental Review
Sierra Club v. FERC, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 1, 2025, resulted in a remanded outcome. The D.C. Circuit reviewed FERC's approval of a natural gas pipeline expansion, focusing on the agency's ...
Court Reverses STB Rail Line Approval Over Environmental Concerns
Grand Trunk Corporation v. STB, decided by Seventh Circuit on July 25, 2025, resulted in a remanded outcome. The Seventh Circuit reviewed the Surface Transportation Board's (STB) decision to grant a p...
D.C. Circuit remands FERC permit decision over environmental review
Paragould Light & Water Commission v. FERC, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 11, 2025, resulted in a remanded outcome. The D.C. Circuit reviewed FERC's decision to grant a preliminary permit for a hydr...
Court Upholds Army Corps Permit for Natural Gas Pipeline
Appalachian Voices v. USACE, decided by Sixth Circuit on April 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's decision, holding that the Army Corps of En...
D.C. Circuit Vacates FERC Pipeline Certificate for Inadequate Environmental Review
Healthy Gulf v. FERC, decided by D.C. Circuit on March 28, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The case concerns whether FERC's approval of a natural gas pipeline project, specifically the "pip...