D.C. Circuit Dismisses Environmental Groups' Petition To Stop Cove Point LNG Terminal Construction

In April 2013, an energy company requested authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") to site, construct upon, and operate an already existing liquefied natural gas ("LNG") terminal in Calvert County, Maryland. Although the facility began operations in 1972, originally as an import site for LNG, the company sought to repurpose the facility to allow for the export of close to one billion cubic feet of natural gas per day to customers in India and Japan. After conducting a lengthy environmental assessment, FERC green-lit the project in September 2014, concluding that the construction and operation of the terminal would have no significant impacts on the environment.