Southern Alliance for Clean Energy v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Seven environmental organizations filed a proceeding in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) decisions amending a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the Mountain Valley Pipeline to authorize construction and operation of a 31.3-mile pipeline and appurtenant facilities to transport gas from Virginia to North Carolina (the Southgate Project). The petitioners indicated they would argue that FERC violated the Natural Gas Act and the National Environmental Policy Act, including by failing to adequately consider the project’s greenhouse gas emissions and their impacts.

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