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City of Boston Delegation v. FERC

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Case Number:

16-1081

Court:

Appellate - DC Circuit

Nature of Suit:

- 

Government Agencies

  1. July 27, 2018

    DC Circ. Upholds FERC's Approval Of $971M Pipeline Project

    The D.C. Circuit on Friday upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of an Enbridge Inc. unit's $971 million natural gas pipeline improvement project in the Northeast, rejecting challenges from green groups that said FERC inadequately assessed environmental impacts.

  2. October 19, 2017

    Mayor Acts For Boston In FERC Pipeline Row, DC Circ. Hears

    The city of Boston does not have to be among the parties challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of a $971 million natural gas pipeline, as the mayor effectively "is the city for all purposes," counsel for the mayor and other Boston politicians told a D.C. Circuit panel Thursday.

  3. October 18, 2017

    Gas Co. Says Pols, Enviros Have No Right To Fight Pipeline

    Algonquin Gas Transmission LLC told the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday that a group of Massachusetts politicians, environmental groups and individuals didn't have standing to bring a legal challenge against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of a $971 million pipeline that runs through New York and New England.

  4. October 11, 2017

    DC Circ. Eyes Pols, Enviros' Right To Pursue Pipeline Suit

    The D.C. Circuit has asked for supplemental briefs on whether a group including Boston Democratic Mayor Marty Walsh, environmental groups and landowners has standing to bring a legal challenge to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of a $971 million pipeline that runs through New England and New York.

  5. October 31, 2016

    DC Circ. Rejects Enviros' Stay Bid In $971M Pipeline Row

    The D.C. Circuit on Friday rejected environmentalists' bid to prevent a Spectra Energy subsidiary from using its new $971 million gas pipeline that runs through New York and New England, a project opponents have said is too close to a nuclear power plant.

  6. October 18, 2016

    Nuke Plant Risks Must Block $971M Pipeline, Enviros Say

    Riverkeeper Inc. on Tuesday renewed its call for the D.C. Circuit to halt construction of a $971 million gas pipeline project to further assess the risk of building it so close to a nuclear power plant, arguing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission blindly signed off on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's inadequate analysis.

  7. October 07, 2016

    Block Of $971M Pipeline Project Unwarranted, FERC Says

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission urged the D.C. Circuit Thursday to reject a bid to halt construction of a $971 million gas pipeline project, saying its opponents haven't shown any evidence of any dangers associated with a nearby nuclear power plant in New York.

  8. September 28, 2016

    FERC Defends Approval Of $971M Pipeline Project At DC Circ.

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission told the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday that it properly considered the environmental impacts of $971 million gas pipeline project that will run through New York and New England and reasonably concluded that a nearby nuclear plant posed no danger.

  9. September 22, 2016

    Enviros Urge DC Circ. To Block $971M Pipeline Project

    Opponents of a $971 million gas pipeline project that will run through New York and New England urged the D.C. Circuit on Wednesday to halt construction of the project, citing dangers associated with a nearby nuclear plant.

  10. August 01, 2016

    FERC Flubbed Approval Of $971M Project, DC Circ. Told

    Opponents of a $971 million gas pipeline project that will run through New York and New England told the D.C. Circuit on Friday that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission didn't evaluate the project with two others under a single environmental review and ignored serious risks associated with a nearby nuclear plant.