Legal Opinion

Weaver's Cove Energy, LLC v. Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council

District Court, D. Rhode Island

Decided October 2, 2008No. C.A. 07-246 SPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

WILLIAM E. SMITH, District Judge.

In this case a developer of liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) facilities and the Rhode Island agency that oversees coastal development and resource protection have squared off in a high stakes confrontation involving the transportation of LNG by tanker ship through Rhode Island waters. Weaver’s Cove Energy LLC (“Weaver’s Cove”) and the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (“CRMC”) 1 reached an impasse after engaging in a protracted and tense dialogue pursuant to a complicated permitting process. At the core of the dispute is the…

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