Legal Opinion
Del. Riverkeeper Network v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 10, 2018No. 17-5084PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge Katsas.
This appeal presents broad due-process challenges to how the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission conducts business. By statute, FERC is required to recover its costs from regulated industries. The appellants contend that this improperly incentivizes the Commission to approve new natural-gas pipelines, in order to ensure itself future funding sources. The appellants *106 also challenge FERC's use of tolling orders to meet its statutory deadlines for acting on applications for rehearing.
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The Natural Gas Act requires companies to obtain a…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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