Chesapeake Climate Action Network v. Export-Import Bank of the United States

Environmental groups challenged the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank of the United States’ approval of a $90 million loan guarantee, which they alleged would facilitate a commercial loan to Xcoal Energy & Resources, LLC (Xcoal) and enable Xcoal to broker $1 billion in sales of coal for export from Appalachian coal mines. Petitioners alleged that the Ex-Im Bank failed to consider environmental and health impacts prior to approving the loan in violation of the National Environmental Policy Act. In November 2013 the case was transferred to the federal district court for the District of Columbia.