Legal Opinion
Delaware Riverkeeper Network v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 22, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2016-0416PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
TANYA S. CHUTEAN, United States District Judge
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is empowered to issue “certificate[s] of public convenience and necessity” allowing entities to transport natural gas and to construct, extend, acquire, or operate natural gas pipelines. 15 U.S.C. § 717f. Plaintiffs, an environmental organization and its executive director, assert that FERC is unable to make unbiased determinations on the issuance of pipeline certificates because of a provision of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (the Omnibus Act) which requires FERC to…
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