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  1. FERC certificate and waiver orders vacated (2d Cir. 2021)

    Second Circuit case numbers: 16-345, 16-361, 19-4338, 20-158, 20-208 were consolidated as part of FERC’s motion to dismiss.

    “Upon due consideration, it is hereby ORDERED that Respondent’s motions to dismiss are GRANTED and Stop the Pipeline’s motions to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction are DENIED as moot. It is further ORDERED that Stop the Pipeline’s motions for vacatur are GRANTED, the underlying agency orders are VACATED, and the cases are REMANDED with instructions to dismiss the agency proceedings.”
  2. Constitution’s Petition to FERC to re-issue and reaffirm the orders that were vacated by the Second Circuit in 2021, December 19, 2025
  3. The attachments to Constitution’s Petition.
  4. FERC’s January 8, 2026 Notice of Constitution’s Petition
  5. NYS OAG January 13, 2026 and Stop the Pipeline January 14, 2026 letters to FERC demanding that the dockets be closed by January 23, 2026. Earth Justice submitted its letter on January 16, 2026.
  6. FERC’s January 23, 2026, Order on Remand, which described the procedural history and “confirm[ed] that the proceedings referenced in the caption of this order are dismissed.”
  7. Stop the Pipeline’s January 29, 2026 Protest of the December 19, 2025 Petition.
  8. On February 23, 2026, the OAG filed a request for rehearing on behalf of the DEC.
  9. On February 23, 2026, the Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic (PELC) filed a request for rehearing on behalf of STP.
  10. On February 23, 2026, Earth Justice filed a request for rehearing on behalf of a number of environmental groups.
  11. FERC’s March 26, 2026 order denying the requests for rehearing (by operation of law). It is still considering its substantive response.
  12.   Iroquois’ Petition to FERC to re-issue and reaffirm the orders that were vacated by the Second Circuit in 2021, February 13, 2026
  13.  FERC’s February 24, 2026 Notice of Iroquois’ Petition
  14.  Stop the Pipeline’s March 17, 2026 Motion to Intervene.
  15.  Stop the Pipeline’s March 17, 2026 Protest of Iroquois’ February 13, 2026 Petition.
  16.  Stop the Pipeline’s March 31, 2026 letter to FERC regarding a significant error in the 2025 Petition.
  17. FERC’s April 3, 2026 Notice of a Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues.

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