The Town of Weymouth, MA v. FERC

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Case Number:

17-1135

Court:

Appellate - DC Circuit

Nature of Suit:

Government Agencies

  1. January 02, 2019

    New England Pipeline Upgrade Opponents Fail At DC Circ.

    The D.C. Circuit has denied a challenge to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of an Enbridge Inc. unit's upgrade of a New England natural gas pipeline, disagreeing with the Massachusetts town of Weymouth, which claims the work wasn't in the public interest or environmentally sound.

  2. May 29, 2018

    FERC Defends NE Pipeline, Compressor Approval At DC Circ.

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Tuesday asked the D.C. Circuit to shoot down bids to review its approval of an Enbridge Inc. unit's natural gas pipeline project, saying its environmental review of the project and a Massachusetts compressor station were proper.

  3. January 31, 2018

    NE Pipeline Foes Tell DC Circ. FERC Ignored Enviro Risks

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission unlawfully skimped on its environmental and safety review of the Atlantic Bridge natural gas pipeline project, and its approval of the Enbridge Inc. unit's project in New York and New England should be wiped out, opponents told the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday.

  4. July 18, 2017

    Pipeline Foes' Suit Must Wait For FERC, DC Circ. Told

    The developers of the Atlantic Bridge pipeline project told the D.C. Circuit on Monday that parties challenging project approvals can't get around a requirement that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rule on their rehearing requests before they sue, even though FERC currently lacks enough commissioners to do so.