ELR Citation: 54 ELR 20026
No(s). 22-1251 (D.C. Cir. Feb 16, 2024)

The D.C. Circuit dismissed for mootness a nonprofit group's petition to review FERC's determination that a proposed liquefied natural gas facility in Port St. Joe, Florida, fell outside the Commission's jurisdiction under §3 of the Natural Gas Act. The group's members argued they would suffer economic, environmental, and aesthetic injuries if the facility were built. Before oral argument, however, FERC informed the court that the plans to build the facility had been abandoned. The court dismissed the petition as moot and vacated FERC's determination.