Sierra Club v. U.S. Department of Transportation

Filing Date: 2020
Case Categories:
Principal Laws:
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Administrative Procedure Act (APA), Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
Description: Challenge to Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration regulations authorizing transport of liquefied natural gas by rail.
  • Sierra Club v. U.S. Department of Transportation
    Docket number(s): 20-1317
    Court/Admin Entity: D.C. Cir.
    Case Documents:
    Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary
    03/11/2022 Status Report Download Status report filed.
    02/24/2021 Motion Download Motion filed to hold petitions in abeyance. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and other federal respondents asked the D.C. Circuit to place challenges to July 2020 regulations for transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail in abeyance for six months.
    08/18/2020 Petition for Review Download Petition for review filed. Environmental Groups and States Challenged Authorization of LNG Transport by Rail. Seven environmental groups filed a petition for review in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s promulgation of regulations authorizing transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail. Fourteen states and the District of Columbia also filed a petition for review. Both the environmental groups and the states raised concerns regarding both public safety and environmental impacts, including impacts on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, in comments they submitted on the proposed rule.
  • Maryland v. U.S. Department of Transportation
    Docket number(s): 20-1318
    Court/Admin Entity: D.C. Cir.
    Case Documents:
    Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary
    08/18/2020 Petition for Review Download Petition for review filed.
  • Damascus Citizens for Sustainability v. U.S. Department of Transportation
    Docket number(s): 20-1387
    Court/Admin Entity: D.C. Cir.
    Case Documents:
    Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary
    10/28/2020 Notice of Voluntary Dismissal Download Motion to withdraw petition for review and to file amicus brief.
    09/24/2020 Petition for Review Download Petition for review filed.
  • Puyallup Tribe of Indians v. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
    Docket number(s): 20-1431
    Court/Admin Entity: D.C. Cir.
    Case Documents:
    Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary
    10/26/2020 Petition for Review Download Petition for review filed.