Raritan Baykeeper, Inc. v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
| FOOD & WATER WATCH, RARITAN BAYKEEPER, INC., PROTECTORS OF PINE OAK WOODS, INC., SIERRA CLUB, SURFRIDER FOUNDATION and NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC. |
| NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, AMANDA LEFTON, Commissioner, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY and TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY, LLC |
| CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and BUSINESS COUNCIL OF NEW YORK STATE, INC. |
| 25-2938 |
| November 18, 2025 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit |
| Other |
Docket Report
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| Filing 81 NOTICE OF HEARING DATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT, on behalf of Respondent Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, FILED. [Entered: 05/05/2026 09:45 AM] |
| Filing 80 NOTICE OF HEARING DATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT, on behalf of Respondent New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Respondent Amanda Lefton, FILED. [Entered: 05/04/2026 11:13 AM] |
| Filing 79 NOTICE OF HEARING DATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT, on behalf of Petitioner Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Petitioner Food & Water Watch, Petitioner Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Petitioner Sierra Club, Petitioner Surfrider Foundation, FILED. [Entered: 05/01/2026 03:39 PM] |
| Filing 78 ARGUMENT NOTICE, to attorneys/parties, TRANSMITTED. [Entered: 05/01/2026 01:52 PM] |
| Filing 77 CASE CALENDARING, for argument on: 6/18/2026, B Panel, SET. [Entered: 04/28/2026 02:10 PM] |
| Filing 76 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Final Form Brief, at entry 75, on behalf of Respondent Amanda Lefton, Respondent New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, FILED. [Entered: 04/22/2026 12:27 PM] |
| Filing 75 FINAL FORM BRIEF, on behalf of Respondent New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Respondent Amanda Lefton, FILED. Service date 04/22/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/22/2026 09:09 AM] |
| Filing 74 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Corrected Brief, at docket entry 73, on behalf of Respondent Amanda Lefton, Respondent New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, FILED. [Entered: 04/21/2026 05:01 PM] |
| Filing 73 CORRECTED BRIEF, on behalf of Respondent New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Respondent Amanda Lefton, FILED. Service date 04/21/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/21/2026 02:02 PM] |
| Filing 72 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Final Form Brief, at docket entry 67, on behalf of Respondent Amanda Lefton, Respondent New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, FILED. [Entered: 04/21/2026 11:19 AM] |
| Filing 71 JOINDER LETTER, dated 04/20/2026, informing the Court that the NRDC joins the other Petitioners Final Form Brief and Final Form Reply Brief, on behalf of Petitioner Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., RECEIVED. Service date 04/20/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/20/2026 03:59 PM] [Edited: 04/21/2026 11:44 AM] |
| Filing 70 FINAL FORM REPLY BRIEF, on behalf of Petitioner Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Petitioner Food & Water Watch, Petitioner Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Petitioner Sierra Club, Petitioner Surfrider Foundation FILED. Service date 04/20/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/20/2026 03:36 PM] |
| Filing 69 FINAL FORM BRIEF, on behalf of Petitioner Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Petitioner Food & Water Watch, Petitioner Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Petitioner Sierra Club, Petitioner Surfrider Foundation, FILED. Service date 04/20/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/20/2026 03:32 PM] |
| Filing 68 FINAL FORM BRIEF, on behalf of Respondent Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, FILED. Service date 04/20/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/20/2026 02:24 PM] |
| Filing 67 FINAL FORM BRIEF, on behalf of Respondent New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Respondent Amanda Lefton, FILED. Service date 04/20/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/20/2026 10:33 AM] |
| Filing 66 ORAL ARGUMENT STATEMENT LR 34.1 (a), on behalf of Respondent New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Respondent Amanda Lefton, FILED. Service date 04/15/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/15/2026 08:59 AM] |
| Filing 65 SPECIAL APPENDIX, on behalf of Petitioner Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Petitioner Food & Water Watch, Petitioner Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Petitioner Sierra Club, Petitioner Surfrider Foundation, FILED. Service date 04/14/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/14/2026 05:48 PM] |
| Filing 64 DEFERRED APPENDIX, volume 5 of 5, (pp. A0991 - A1128), on behalf of Petitioner Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Petitioner Food & Water Watch, Petitioner Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Petitioner Sierra Club, Petitioner Surfrider Foundation, FILED. Service date 04/14/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/14/2026 05:45 PM] |
| Filing 63 DEFERRED APPENDIX, volume 4 of 5, (pp. A0724 - A0990), on behalf of Petitioner Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Petitioner Food & Water Watch, Petitioner Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Petitioner Sierra Club, Petitioner Surfrider Foundation, FILED. Service date 04/14/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/14/2026 05:38 PM] |
| Filing 62 DEFERRED APPENDIX, volume 3 of 5, (pp. A0457 - A0723), on behalf of Petitioner Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Petitioner Food & Water Watch, Petitioner Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Petitioner Sierra Club, Petitioner Surfrider Foundation, FILED. Service date 04/14/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/14/2026 05:35 PM] |
| Filing 61 DEFERRED APPENDIX, volume 2 of 5, (pp. A0292 - A0456), on behalf of Petitioner Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Petitioner Food & Water Watch, Petitioner Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Petitioner Sierra Club, Petitioner Surfrider Foundation, FILED. Service date 04/14/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/14/2026 05:29 PM] |
| Filing 60 DEFERRED APPENDIX, volume 1 of 5, (pp. A0001 - A0291), on behalf of Petitioner Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Petitioner Food & Water Watch, Petitioner Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Petitioner Sierra Club, Petitioner Surfrider Foundation, FILED. Service date 04/14/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/14/2026 05:24 PM] |
| Filing 59 CASE CALENDARING, for the week of 06/15/2026, Panel B, PROPOSED. [Entered: 04/14/2026 02:10 PM] |
| Filing 58 ORAL ARGUMENT STATEMENT LR 34.1 (a), on behalf of Respondent Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, FILED. Service date 04/14/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/14/2026 11:56 AM] |
| Filing 57 ORAL ARGUMENT STATEMENT LR 34.1 (a), on behalf of Petitioner Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Petitioner Food & Water Watch, Petitioner Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Petitioner Sierra Club, Petitioner Surfrider Foundation, FILED. Service date 04/10/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/10/2026 10:33 AM] |
| Filing 56 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Page Proof Reply Brief, at entry 55, on behalf of Petitioner Food & Water Watch, Petitioner Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Petitioner Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Petitioner Sierra Club, Petitioner Surfrider Foundation, FILED. [Entered: 04/09/2026 04:18 PM] |
| Filing 55 PAGE PROOF REPLY BRIEF, on behalf of Petitioner Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Petitioner Food & Water Watch, Petitioner Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Petitioner Sierra Club, Petitioner Surfrider Foundation, FILED. Service date 04/08/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/08/2026 02:00 PM] |
| Filing 54 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Page Proof Reply Brief, at docket entry 52, on behalf of Petitioner Food & Water Watch, Petitioner Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Petitioner Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Petitioner Sierra Club, Petitioner Surfrider Foundation, FILED. [Entered: 04/08/2026 01:13 PM] |
| Filing 53 JOINDER LETTER, dated 04/07/2026, informing the Court that NRDC joins the other Petitioner's Proof Reply Brief, on behalf of Petitioner Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., RECEIVED. Service date 04/07/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/07/2026 04:57 PM] [Edited: 04/21/2026 11:45 AM] |
| Filing 52 PAGE PROOF REPLY BRIEF, on behalf of Petitioner Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Petitioner Food & Water Watch, Petitioner Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Petitioner Sierra Club, Petitioner Surfrider Foundation, FILED. Service date 04/07/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/07/2026 04:04 PM] |
| Filing 51 ATTORNEY, Nicholas Jian Yung Loh, for Petitioner Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Petitioner Food & Water Watch, Petitioner Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Petitioner Sierra Club, Petitioner Surfrider Foundation, ADDED. [Entered: 04/07/2026 01:51 PM] |
| Filing 50 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Food & Water Watch, Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Sierra Club, Surfrider Foundation, FILED. [Entered: 04/07/2026 09:17 AM] |
| Filing 49 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Notice of Appearance for Amicus Counsel, at entry 43, on behalf of Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and Business Council of New York State Inc., FILED. [Entered: 03/30/2026 07:27 PM] |
| Filing 48 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Notice of Appearance, at docket entry 42, on behalf of Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and Business Council of New York State Inc., FILED. [Entered: 03/30/2026 07:24 PM] |
| Filing 47 NEW PARTY, Amicus Curiae Business Council of New York State, Inc., ADDED. ATTORNEYS, Corinne Snow, Brandon M. Tuck for Amicus Curiae Business Council of New York State, Inc., ADDED. [Entered: 03/30/2026 06:29 PM] |
| Filing 46 NEW PARTY, Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, ADDED. ATTORNEYS, Corinne Snow, Brandon M. Tuck, for Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, ADDED. [Entered: 03/30/2026 06:18 PM] |
| Filing 45 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and Business Council of New York State Inc., FILED. Service date 03/30/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/30/2026 05:13 PM] [Edited: 03/30/2026 07:17 PM] |
| Filing 44 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and Business Council of New York State Inc., FILED. Service date 03/30/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/30/2026 12:54 PM] [Edited: 03/30/2026 07:15 PM] |
| Filing 43 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and Business Council of New York State Inc., FILED. Service date 03/30/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/30/2026 12:04 PM] [Edited: 03/30/2026 07:09 PM] |
| Filing 42 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and Business Council of New York State Inc., FILED. [Entered: 03/30/2026 11:40 AM] [Edited: 03/30/2026 07:07 PM] |
| Filing 41 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Page Proof Brief, at entry 40, on behalf of Respondent Amanda Lefton, Respondent New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, FILED. [Entered: 03/26/2026 03:56 PM] |
| Filing 40 PAGE PROOF BRIEF, on behalf of Respondent New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Respondent Amanda Lefton FILED. Service date 03/25/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/25/2026 09:06 AM] |
| Filing 39 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Page Proof Brief, at docket entry 37, on behalf of Respondent Amanda Lefton, Respondent New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, FILED. [Entered: 03/24/2026 04:47 PM] |
| Filing 38 PAGE PROOF BRIEF, on behalf of Respondent Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC FILED. Service date 03/23/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/23/2026 02:35 PM] |
| Filing 37 PAGE PROOF BRIEF, on behalf of Respondent New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Respondent Amanda Lefton FILED. Service date 03/23/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/23/2026 01:48 PM] |
| Filing 36 JOINDER LETTER, dated 02/06/2026, informing the court that the Petitioner joins the other Petitioners' Page Proof Brief filed on 02/06/2026, on behalf of Petitioner Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., RECEIVED. Service date 02/06/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 02/06/2026 07:07 PM] [Edited: 02/08/2026 02:03 PM] |
| Filing 35 PAGE PROOF BRIEF, on behalf of Petitioner Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Petitioner Food & Water Watch, Petitioner Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Petitioner Sierra Club, Petitioner Surfrider Foundation, FILED. Service date 02/06/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 02/06/2026 05:31 PM] |
| Filing 34 NEW CASE MANAGER, Connie Mazariego, ASSIGNED. [Entered: 01/12/2026 01:01 PM] |
| Filing 33 CERTIFIED ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD, FILED [Entered: 01/06/2026 05:16 PM] |
| Filing 32 ATTORNEY, Ann Jaworski for Petitioner Food & Water Watch, Petitioner Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Petitioner Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Petitioner Sierra Club, Petitioner Surfrider Foundation, ADDED. [Entered: 12/10/2025 01:42 PM] |
| Filing 31 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Food & Water Watch, Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Sierra Club, Surfrider Foundation, FILED. [Entered: 12/08/2025 05:01 PM] |
| Filing 30 MOTION ORDER, granting motion to expedited consideration of this petition for review, the Courts approval of their proposed schedule, and to file a deferred appendix, at entry 29, on behalf of Petitioners Food & Water Watch, Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Sierra Club, Surfrider Foundation. The agency record is due 01/06/2026. Petitioners page-proof opening brief is due 02/06/2026. Respondents page-proof response brief is due 02/23/2026. Petitioners page-proof reply brief is due 04/07/2026. The deferred appendix is due 04/14/2026. The parties final-form briefs are due 04/20/2026. Oral argument will be held prior to the end of June 2026, by MAK, FILED. [Entered: 12/08/2025 11:19 AM] |
| Filing 29 MOTION, to expedite appeal, to file deferred appendix, on behalf of Petitioner Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Petitioner Food & Water Watch, Petitioner Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Petitioner Sierra Club, Petitioner Surfrider Foundation, FILED. Service date 12/04/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 12/04/2025 03:38 PM] |
| Filing 28 ATTORNEY, Jackson P. Garrity, Mark A. Izeman for Petitioner Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., ADDED. [Entered: 12/02/2025 06:42 PM] |
| Filing 27 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., FILED. [Entered: 12/02/2025 04:09 PM] |
| Filing 26 FORM C-A, on behalf of Petitioner Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., FILED. Service date 12/02/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 12/02/2025 02:28 PM] |
| Filing 25 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., FILED. [Entered: 12/02/2025 02:28 PM] |
| Filing 24 FORM C-A, on behalf of Petitioner Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Petitioner Food & Water Watch, Petitioner Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Petitioner Sierra Club, Petitioner Surfrider Foundation, FILED. Service date 12/02/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 12/02/2025 01:39 PM] |
| Filing 23 CERTIFIED ORDER, dated 12/01/2025, to Environmental Protection Agency, ISSUED. [Entered: 12/01/2025 11:52 AM] |
| Filing 22 CAPTION, added Respondent Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, AMENDED. [Entered: 12/01/2025 10:34 AM] |
| Filing 21 MOTION ORDER, granting motion for leave to intervene as Respondent, on behalf of Movant Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, by JFB, FILED. [Entered: 12/01/2025 10:29 AM] |
| Filing 20 ATTORNEY, Yvonne E. Hennessey for Respondent Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, ADDED. [Entered: 12/01/2025 10:23 AM] |
| Filing 19 ATTORNEY, Moneen Susan Nasmith for Petitioner Surfrider Foundation, Petitioner Sierra Club, Petitioner Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Petitioner Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Petitioner Food & Water Watch, ADDED. [Entered: 11/26/2025 09:34 AM] |
| Filing 18 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Food & Water Watch, Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Sierra Club, Surfrider Foundation, FILED. [Entered: 11/25/2025 12:49 PM] |
| Filing 17 NEW PARTY, Movant Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, ADDED. [Entered: 11/25/2025 09:20 AM] |
| Filing 16 ATTORNEY, Brian Lusignan for Respondent New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Respondent Amanda Lefton, ADDED. [Entered: 11/24/2025 06:14 PM] |
| Filing 15 MOTION, for leave to intervene, on behalf of Movant Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, FILED. Service date 11/24/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 11/24/2025 04:54 PM] |
| Filing 14 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Amanda Lefton, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, FILED. [Entered: 11/24/2025 11:47 AM] |
| Filing 13 ATTORNEY, Meredith Lee-Clark, in place of attorney Anthony Luisi, SUBSTITUTED. [Entered: 11/21/2025 04:47 PM] |
| Filing 12 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Amanda Lefton, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, FILED. [Entered: 11/20/2025 03:51 PM] |
| Filing 11 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Petitioner Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., FILED. Service date 11/20/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 11/20/2025 03:21 PM] |
| Filing 10 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Petitioner Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Petitioner Food & Water Watch, Petitioner Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Petitioner Sierra Club, Petitioner Surfrider Foundation, FILED. Service date 11/20/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 11/20/2025 02:57 PM] |
Filing 9
ORDER, directing appeals 25-2932, 25-2933, 25-2938 to be heard in tandem, FILED. [Entered: 11/19/2025 02:07 PM]
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| Filing 8 Respondent United States Environmental Protection Agency, TERMINATED. [Entered: 11/19/2025 08:51 AM] |
| Filing 7 NEW PARTY, Respondent New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, ADDED. [Entered: 11/19/2025 08:48 AM] |
| Filing 6 NON-ADMITTED ATTORNEY, Anthony Luisi, orally informed to apply for admission forthwith and submit Addendum A to Notice of Appearance, NOTIFIED. [Entered: 11/18/2025 04:49 PM] |
| Filing 5 PETITION FOR REVIEW OF AGENCY ORDER, SERVED. [Entered: 11/18/2025 04:32 PM] [Edited: 11/19/2025 11:39 AM] |
| Filing 4 PAYMENT OF DOCKETING FEE, on behalf of Petitioner Food & Water Watch, Petitioner Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Petitioner Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Petitioner Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Petitioner Sierra Club, Petitioner Surfrider Foundation, USCA receipt # A02-3953-ACMS, FILED. [Entered: 11/18/2025 04:22 PM] |
| Filing 3 PETITION FOR REVIEW OF AGENCY ORDER, on behalf of Petitioner Food & Water Watch, Petitioner Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Petitioner Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Petitioner Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Petitioner Sierra Club, Petitioner Surfrider Foundation, OPENED. [Entered: 11/18/2025 04:20 PM] [Edited: 11/19/2025 11:38 AM] |
| Filing 2 AGENCY DECISION AND ORDER, dated 11/07/2025, RECEIVED. [Entered: 11/18/2025 04:06 PM] |
| Filing 1 PETITION FOR REVIEW OF AGENCY ORDER, on behalf of Petitioner Food & Water Watch, Petitioner Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Petitioner Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc., Petitioner Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Petitioner Sierra Club, Petitioner Surfrider Foundation, FILED. [Entered: 11/18/2025 04:06 PM] |
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