Environmental Defense Fund v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

ELR Citation: 51 ELR 20120
No(s). 20-1016 (D.C. Cir. Jun 22, 2021)

The D.C. Circuit vacated FERC's issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for construction of a natural gas pipeline in the St. Louis area. An environmental group argued FERC's decision to award the certificate uncritically and exclusively relied on a precedent agreement between ...