Minisink Residents for Environmental Preservation & Safety v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKINS.

WILKINS, Circuit Judge:

Given the choice, almost no one would want natural gas infrastructure built on their block. “Build it elsewhere,” most would say. The sentiment is understandable. But given our nation’s increasing demand for natural gas (and other alternative energy sources), it is an inescapable fact that such facilities must be built somewhere. Decades ago, Congress decided to vest the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with responsibility for overseeing the construction and expansion of interstate natural gas facilities. And in…