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The Fifth Circuit denied review on July 7 after finding environmental petitioners lacked standing to challenge MARAD’s Delfin LNG deepwater port license. The court did not reach the merits of the licensing decision.
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The Fifth Circuit tossed environmental challengers’ review petition for lack of standing, leaving the Delfin LNG license in place without saying whether the approval was lawful. It’s a real win for the government, but only at the courthouse threshold.
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The Fifth Circuit tossed environmental challengers’ review petition for lack of standing, leaving the Delfin LNG license in place without saying whether the approval was lawful. It’s a real win for the government, but only at the courthouse threshold.
The Fifth Circuit denied review of the Delfin LNG deepwater-port license challenge for lack of standing, leaving the license in place without deciding whether the approval was lawful.
The Fifth Circuit rejected an environmental challenge to the Delfin LNG deepwater-port license on standing grounds, leaving the Trump-backed approval in place while avoiding any ruling on whether the underlying authorization was lawful.
The Fifth Circuit denied review of a challenge to MARAD’s March 2025 Delfin LNG deepwater-port license, saying the environmental petitioners lacked Article III standing and not reaching the merits.
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