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The Federal Energy Agency issued a permit allowing a private company to build a transmission line through a national forest. The agency skipped a notice-and-comment step required by statute. Three plaintiffs sued in federal court. First, a hiker who visits the affected trail every summer alleges that the line will cross the overlook where she hikes and will cause her to cancel planned trips. Second, a citizen who lives 1,500 miles away alleges that all citizens have an interest in lawful agency procedure. Third, Forest Watch, a nonprofit with 2,000 members, alleges that several named members use the affected trail and asks for an injunction requiring the agency to redo the permit process.
The company argues that none of the plaintiffs has Article III standing because the line might be built even after a new agency process.
Analyze standing for each plaintiff, including injury, causation, redressability, associational standing, and procedural injury.