Litigation: Parties in Cove Point LNG suit spar over DOE NEPA role

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and its industry backers are continuing to spar with environmentalists over the significance of the Department of Energy's (DOE) role in approving liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, as the two sides continue debates in a lawsuit where advocates are challenging FERC's approval of a LNG terminal for failing to adequately consider the greenhouse gas impacts in an environmental review. During April 19 oral arguments in the case, EarthReports Inc. et al. v. FERC before...