Eastern Niagara Pub. Power Alliance v. Federal Energy Regulatory Comm'n

ELR Citation: ELR 20064
No(s). 07-1472 (D.C. Cir. Mar 13, 2009)

The D.C. Circuit upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC's) decision to grant a state agency a new 50-year license to operate a hydroelectric facility near Niagara Falls. Several communities in western New York argued that FERC's licensing decision was arbitrary and capricious and un...