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FERC Overrules Northern Natural and Finds it Does Not Need to Identify Whether a Natural Gas Project’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions...

On November 27, 2024, in Venture Global, CP2 LNG, LLC,1 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or Commission) explicitly overruled precedent set in Northern Natural Gas Co., a 2021 decision in which FERC made an...more

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Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for November 2023

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Below are summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's open meeting to be held on November 16, 2023, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on November 9, 2023....more

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D.C. Circuit Finds FERC Failed to Justify Not Preparing a Supplemental EIS for Mountain Valley Pipeline

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On May 26, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an opinion in Sierra Club v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission largely denying challenges to several FERC orders authorizing...more

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D.C. Circuit Upholds FERC’s Approval of MVP’s Southgate Project

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On June 28, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) issued a decision in Sierra Club v. FERC upholding FERC’s approval of Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC’s (“MVP”)...more

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Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for April 2022

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Below are summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's April 21, 2022 open meeting, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on April 14, 2022....more

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FERC Issues New Policy for Natural Gas Project Certifications, for the First Time Formalizes Consideration of Environmental...

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Updated March 28, 2022 - As we previously reported, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in February issued two new policy statements likely to have far-reaching implications for the agency’s approval of...more

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FERC Issues Landmark Changes to Pipeline Approval Process

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On February 17th, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) issued updates to its policies by which it determines whether to approve or deny an application to construct interstate natural gas...more

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FERC Updates Gas Pipeline Certificate Policy Statement and Issues Interim Policy Statement on GHG Emissions

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On February 17, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an updated policy statement on the certification of new interstate natural gas facilities (Updated Policy Statement). This Updated Policy Statement...more

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EPA, FERC and the Army Corps Weigh in on the Social Costs of Carbon and Environmental Justice in Project Development

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Historically, environmental issues have been front and center for major project development throughout the world. But for projects in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) increased focus on the...more

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FERC Notice of Inquiry on Policy Statement on Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Proposals Draws Industry Comment

Nearly 200 comments were filed in response to FERC’s February 18, 2021 Notice of Inquiry (NOI) that sought new information and perspectives on whether it should revise its policy statement on the certification of new...more

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FERC Announces GHG Emissions Assessments in Pipeline Certificate Proceedings

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On March 22, 2021, FERC took a step toward reforming the way in which it analyzes greenhouse gas emissions for purposes of natural gas pipeline certificates. However, FERC did so via a certificate order rather than a revised...more

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FERC To Natural Gas Pipeline Industry: What about Environmental Justice?

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently invited public comment on environmental justice matters it may consider in future natural gas pipeline certificate proceedings, reopening a three-year-old notice and...more

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