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DELAWARE RIVERKEEPER NETWORK et al v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION et al

  1. March 22, 2017

    Suit Accusing FERC Of Pro-Energy Industry Bias Thrown Out

    A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday dismissed an environmental group's suit claiming the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's pipeline approval process unconstitutionally favors the energy industry, saying there is no evidence that FERC is biased.

  2. June 08, 2016

    FERC Pipeline Powers Cause Actionable Harm, Enviros Say

    Environmentalists claiming the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's pipeline approval process unconstitutionally favors the energy industry blasted FERC's and industry groups' claims that the enviromentalists cannot bring such a lawsuit, telling a D.C. federal court Tuesday they have sufficiently alleged due process rights violations.

  3. June 01, 2016

    Pipeline Group Blasts FERC Pipeline Powers Challenge

    A natural gas pipeline industry group is urging a Washington, D.C., federal judge to dump a suit claiming the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's pipeline approvals are unconstitutionally biased in favor of industry, saying environmental group Delaware Riverkeeper Network has no standing to make such a claim.

  4. May 11, 2016

    PennEast Wants In On FERC Pipeline Powers Challenge

    The developers of the $1.6 billion PennEast gas pipeline on Tuesday urged a Washington, D.C., federal judge to let it support the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in a suit claiming its pipeline approvals are unconstitutionally biased against industry, saying it will be directly affected by the suit's outcome.

  5. May 10, 2016

    DOJ Backs FERC In Enviros' Pipeline Powers Challenge

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday told a Washington, D.C., federal judge that environmental groups' challenge to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's pipeline approval process would "cripple" FERC's ability to fulfill its responsibilities and harm other agencies as well.

  6. May 04, 2016

    FERC Says Suit Challenging Pipeline Powers Has No Legs

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Tuesday urged a Washington, D.C., federal judge to nix an environmental group's suit claiming that its pipeline approval process is unconstitutional, saying that the group has no standing to make such a claim and is attempting to circumvent FERC's review of a proposed $1.6 billion pipeline.

  7. March 03, 2016

    Environmental Group Challenges FERC Pipeline Powers

    A Pennsylvania-based watershed group has challenged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s nationwide interstate pipeline route approval process, in a lawsuit grounded in opposition to a 114-mile, $1.6 billion, high-volume natural gas transmission pipeline.