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Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Department of Transportation

Date
2025
Geography
United States
Part of
Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Department of Transportation

About this case

Filing year
2025
Status
Petition for review filed.
Geography
Docket number
25-60282
Court/admin entity
United States → Federal Courts → 5th Cir.
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → NEPAFederal Statutory Claims → Other Statutes and Regulations
Principal law
Deepwater Port ActUnited States → Administrative Procedure Act (APA)United States → National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
At issue
Challenge to the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration’s issuance of a license for the Delfin LNG LLC deepwater port terminal off the coast of Louisiana for exports of liquefied natural gas.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
05/19/2025
Petition
Petition for review filed.
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Three organizations filed a petition for review in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration’s issuance of a license for the Delfin LNG LLC deepwater port terminal off the coast of Louisiana. In a <a href="https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/lawsuit-challenges-trump-approval-of-louisiana-lng-deepwater-export-terminal-2025-05-19/">press release</a> announcing the lawsuit, the organizations said they were challenging the failure to fully assess the environmental and climate harms of the project, which would be the U.S.’s first offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project.

Summary

Challenge to the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration’s issuance of a license for the Delfin LNG LLC deepwater port terminal off the coast of Louisiana for exports of liquefied natural gas.