Accokeek, Mattawoman, Piscataway Creeks Community Council, Inc. v. Public Service Commission

Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP (Dominion) owns and operates a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal near Cove Point in Calvert County. As initially constructed, the terminal received LNG from tanker ships, stored it, and, upon a customer’s need, vaporized it and shipped it in gas form through a pipeline that connects the terminal to a local distribution company. That operation is ongoing. The terminal and its operation are subject to approval and regulation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). See 15 U.S.C. § 717b.

In April 2013, Dominion applied to FERC and the Maryland Public…