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Southern Alliance for Clean Energy v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Geography
🇺🇸 United States / District of Columbia
Year
2026
Document Type
Litigation
Part of
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

About this case

Filing year
2026
Status
Amended joint petition for review filed.
Geography
🇺🇸 United States → District of Columbia
Docket number
26-1071
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (D.C. Cir.)
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims (US) → NEPA (US)Federal Statutory Claims (US) → Other Statutes and Regulations (US)
Principal law
United States → Administrative Procedure Act (APA)United States → National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)United States → Natural Gas Act
At issue
Challenge to FERC authorization of 31.3-mile extension to Mountain Valley Pipeline to transport gas from Virginia to North Carolina (the Southgate Project).
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Documents

Filing Date
Document
Type
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05/18/2026
Amended joint petition for review filed.
Petition
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05/01/2026
Statement of issues filed by petitioners.
Statement
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03/31/2026
Joint petition for review filed.
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.
Petition
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Summary

Challenge to FERC authorization of 31.3-mile extension to Mountain Valley Pipeline to transport gas from Virginia to North Carolina (the Southgate Project).

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Policy instrument
Risk
Impacted group
Renewable energy
Fossil fuel
Greenhouse gas
Economic sector
Adaptation/resilience
Finance