At the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (“FERC” or the “Commission”) meeting held on February 17, 2022, FERC announced sweeping changes to its guidance for the certificate process for interstate natural gas pipeline...more
On October 4, 2019, the Supreme Court granted review of a Fourth Circuit decision that rejected U.S. Forest Service authorization of a $7 billion natural gas pipeline. See Cowpasture River Pres. Assn v. Forest Service, 911...more
10/8/2019
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Energy Projects ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Violations ,
Forest Service ,
Midstream Contracts ,
Mineral Leases ,
National Parks ,
Natural Gas ,
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NFMA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oral Argument ,
Pipelines ,
Right of Way ,
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Upstream Contracts
Earlier this week, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an administrative stay of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) approval of Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company,...more
On August 22, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a ruling that may change the way that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) examines the impacts of greenhouse gas...more
On January 24, the Trump Administration issued one Executive Order and Three Presidential Memoranda that affect energy projects in the United States, including in particular two pipeline projects blocked by the Obama...more
1/26/2017
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Canada ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
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Environmental Review ,
Executive Orders ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
Native American Issues ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Tribal Lands ,
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