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D.C. Circuit Upholds FERC’s Approval of MVP’s Southgate Project

On June 28, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) issued a decision in Sierra Club v. FERC upholding FERC’s approval of Mountain Valley ...
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D.C. Circuit Upholds PJM Tariff Changes to Planning of Asset Management and End of Life Projects

On November 17, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) denied petitions challenging FERC’s approval of recent changes to the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.’s ...
E&E

DC Circuit again upholds FERC approval of Montana solar project

The court had previously relied on the now-defunct Chevron doctrine to rule in FERC’s favor. A majority panel has presented a new rationale. An appeals court has ruled for a second time to uphold ...
E&E

D.C. Circuit leans toward FERC in gas project brawl

A federal appeals court Monday appeared unlikely to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to revamp how it approves the timeline for building fossil fuel projects. In back-to-back oral ...