Legal Opinion
Gunpowder Riverkeeper v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 21, 2015No. 14-1062PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge GINSBURG.
Opinion dissenting in part and concurring in the judgment filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
GINSBURG, Senior Circuit Judge:
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity to Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, conditionally authorizing the company to extend a natural gas pipeline in Maryland. Gunpowder River-keeper, an association of individuals who “work, live, and recreate along the Gunpowder River and its tributaries,” petitioned for rehearing, which the Commission denied. Gunpowder then…
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