PennEast Pipeline Co., LLC v. New Jersey

ELR Citation: 51 ELR 20128
No(s). 19-1039 (U.S. Jun 29, 2021)

The U.S. Supreme Court held, 5-4, that the Natural Gas Act (NGA) authorizes FERC certificate holders to condemn all necessary rights-of-way, whether owned by private parties or states, in a lawsuit concerning construction of a 116-mile natural gas pipeline from Pennsylvania to New Jersey. The compan...