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Delaware Riverkeeper Network v. FERC, et al

  1. July 11, 2018

    Pipelines Come Out On Top With Nixing Of FERC Bias Claim

    The D.C. Circuit endorsed the status quo at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission when it rejected arguments the agency's process favored industry groups at the expense of the environment, a decision that experts say preserves obstacles for groups that challenge pipeline projects.

  2. July 10, 2018

    Enviro's Claim Of FERC Industry Bias Rejected By DC Circ.

    The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday rejected Delaware Riverkeeper Network's arguments that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission improperly favors industry and that the agency's practice of issuing tolling orders that delay decisions on requests to revisit pipeline approvals was lawful, affirming a lower court's decision.

  3. December 11, 2017

    DC Circ. Urged To Affirm FERC Has No Pro-Pipeline Bias

    The developers of the PennEast pipeline on Friday urged the D.C. Circuit to affirm that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's natural gas pipeline process isn't unconstitutionally biased in favor of industry, saying to accept an environmental group's argument otherwise would contradict a century's worth of due process legal theory.

  4. November 28, 2017

    No Basis For FERC Pro-Pipeline Bias Claims, DC Circ. Told

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission told the D.C. Circuit on Monday that an environmental group's complaint of a structural bias favoring pipeline approval for natural gas companies that fund FERC still fails to overcome the fact that Congress sets FERC's budget regardless of approvals.