Allegheny Defense Project v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

ELR Citation: 50 ELR 20166
No(s). 17-1098 (D.C. Cir. Jun 30, 2020)

The D.C. Circuit invalidated FERC's longstanding practice of issuing tolling orders to extend the statutory period for acting on requests for rehearing of its orders, in a lawsuit concerning the Commission's granting of a certificate of public convenience and necessity to a natural gas pipeline in P...