petition for review

Environmental Groups Challenged East Coast Pipeline Project in D.C. Circuit

Challenge to FERC approval of the Atlantic Sunrise natural gas pipeline expansion project in Pennsylvania and other locations on East Coast.

Allegheny Defense Project v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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Allegheny Defense Project v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - order

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Allegheny Defense Project v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - opposition

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Allegheny Defense Project v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - motion

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D.C. Circuit Rejected FERC Reliance on “Tolling Orders” to Delay Judicial Review

reply

Allegheny Defense Project v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - reply

amicus brief

Allegheny Defense Project v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - amicus brief

brief

Allegheny Defense Project v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - brief

D.C. Circuit Granted Rehearing on Due Process Issue in Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Case

petition for rehearing

Allegheny Defense Project v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - petition for rehearing

D.C. Circuit Upheld Authorizations for Atlantic Sunrise Natural Gas Pipeline Project

D.C. Circuit Denied Emergency Stay of Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Project

motion to dismiss

Allegheny Defense Project v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - motion to dismiss

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An aim to achieve a quantifiable outcome within a given time-frame, set by an institution such as a national government.

Policy instruments are techniques or tools used by governing authorities to promote certain policies in order to achieve predetermined goals. Put simply, instruments are how a government tries to achieve its goals, with this taxonomy being focused on national policy instruments.

Risk is the potential for adverse consequences resulting from the dynamic interplay between (climate-related) hazards, exposure, and vulnerability of affected human or ecological systems.

Groups  of people who are adversely affected by climate change or the response to it

A set of principles, processes, and practices that build economic and political power to shift from an extractive economy to a regenerative economy.

Renewable energy means all forms of energy produced from renewable sources in a sustainable manner.

Fossil fuel is a generic term for non-renewable energy sources such as coal, fossil gas, and oil (including crude oil, and petroleum products), that can be used for electricity and heat generation. Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons formed from pressurised and heated organic material buried over millions of years.

Molecules in the atmosphere that play a key role in the greenhouse effect by trapping heat radiating from Earth’s surface.

Area of the economy in which actors engage in identical or related activities.

In human systems, the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate change and its effects, in order to moderate harm, increase resilience or exploit beneficial opportunities. In natural systems, the process of adjustment to actual climate change and its effects; human intervention may facilitate adjustment to expected climate change and its effects.

The management and allocation of funds, assets and investments to meet various objectives

Any compulsory, unrequited payment to the government levied on corporations or individuals. This can be for environmental reasons, such as introducing a Carbon tax to set a price that emitters must pay for the greenhouse gases they emit.

Oil is a combustible liquid fossil fuel composed mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring as crude oil and refined into petroleum products such as petrol, diesel and kerosene.

Either money or something of monetary value is transferred between two or more organisations, people or countries.

Extreme weather refers to events where a weather variable exceeds (or falls below) a threshold. Meaning it is significantly different from the average or usual weather pattern.

This sector involves activities that impart knowledge and skills to individuals, including formal schooling, vocational training and educational support.

Fossil gas, commonly known as natural gas, is a fossil fuel consisting chiefly of methane with smaller amounts of other hydrocarbons and trace gases, found in underground deposits.

Environmental Groups Challenged East Coast Pipeline Project in D.C. Circuit

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