Legal Opinion
City of Bos. Delegation v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 27, 2018No. 16-1081; C/w 16-1098; 16-1103PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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We review the Commission's grant of a Section 7 certificate "under the familiar arbitrary and capricious standard," bearing in mind that "the grant or denial of" such a certificate "is a matter peculiarly within the discretion of the Commission." Minisink , 762 F.3d at 105-06 (brackets and citation omitted). Applying that standard, we sustain the Commission's order against the challenges brought jointly by the Town, Riverkeeper, and the coalition.
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In the first set of arguments raised by petitioners, they contend that the Commission failed to comply with NEPA in approving the AIM Project.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Nevada v. Department of EnergyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
- Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership v. SalazarCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2010
- Delaware Riverkeeper Network v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2014
- Sierra Club v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2016
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3Cited by22 opinions
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