Legal Opinion

Arizona Public Service Company v. Federal Power Commission, the People of the State of California, Intervenors

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided July 30, 1973No. 72-1636PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TAMM, Circuit Judge:

We are asked to review the Federal Power Commission’s [Commission] denial of an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity filed by El Paso Natural Gas Company [El Paso]. For reasons set forth below, we remand for further consideration of environmental issues.

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For present purposes, the facts may be summarized briefly. El Paso is a natural gas company within the scope of the Natural Gas Act. 1 It is engaged in the business of producing, purchasing, transporting and selling natural gas for resale and direct consumption, and currently operates the only…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Southern Pacific Terminal Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
  2. Permian Basin Area Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Calvert Cliffs' Coordinating Committee, Inc. v. United States Atomic Energy Commission and United States of America, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Intervenor. Calvert Cliffs' Coordinating Committee, Inc. v. United States Atomic Energy Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
  4. Scientists' Institute for Public Information, Inc. v. Atomic Energy CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  5. Denis Hanly v. Richard G. Kleindienst, as Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. No Oil, Inc. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Minnesota Public Interest Research Group v. Earl v. Butz, Individually, and as Secretary of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
  3. Norway Hill Preservation & Protection Ass'n v. King County CouncilWashington Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Committee for Auto Responsibility v. SolomonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
  5. Dick Jones v. District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency (Three Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974

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