Legal Opinion
Del. Riverkeeper Network v. Sec'y Pa. Dep't of Envtl. Prot.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 4, 2018No. 16-2211; 16-2212; 16-2218; 16-2400PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.
These consolidated petitions for review concern the Atlantic Sunrise Project, an expansion of the natural-gas distribution network owned by Intervenor Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company (Transco). At issue is a decision of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP or the Department) granting Atlantic Sunrise a Water Quality Certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1341 (a)(1).
In addition to their challenge to the merits of PADEP's decision to grant the Water Quality Certification, Petitioners raise an important…
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