Friends of the Everglades v. Noem
A district court granted in part and denied in part environmental groups' motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) in a challenge to the federal government's construction and operation of a mass immigrant detention and deportation facility in the Florida Everglades. The groups argued construct...
Sierra Club v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The D.C. Circuit denied environmental groups' petition to review FERC's approval of 1,000 feet of natural gas pipeline along the Texas-Mexico border. The groups argued FERC needed to exercise jurisdiction over a much longer stretch that begins at the 1,000-foot border pipeline and runs for 157 miles...
Savior, Villain, or Victim? Considering Climate Change in Hydropower Licensing
In contrast to the large amount of attention that FERC’s consideration of climate change in natural gas permitting has received, there has been relatively little paid to how FERC does and should consider climate change in hydropower permitting. This Comment fills a gap in the literature by analyzing how FERC considers climate change during permitting for hydropower projects.