The D.C. Circuit denied a pipeline operator's petition to review a FERC order authorizing abandonment, subject to a condition, of a natural gas pipeline it operated off the Louisiana and Texas coasts. The operator had applied for an abandonment order after a segment of the pipeline was damaged by a ...
The D.C. Circuit denied an advocacy group's petition to review FERC's approval of a natural gas pipeline in Indiana. The group argued FERC was required to analyze non-gas alternatives before approving the pipeline, which would serve two new natural gas turbines as part of a plan to retire a coal-fir...
President Biden’s 2021 Executive Order No. 14008 created a new federal legal concept of “energy communities.” The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) further defined this term, with an emphasis on historical dependence on fossil energy industries. This Article summarizes and assesses current law for “energy communities” in the United States, with an emphasis on recent developments and early implementation efforts.