ELR Citation: ELR 21475
No(s). s. 95-1305, 96-1153, -1267 (D.C. Cir. Jul 8, 1997)

The court upholds the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC's) determination that litigation and settlement costs incurred by oil pipeline carriers in connection with the Exxon Valdez oil spill are "extraordinary expenses," and that the settlement agreement between the carriers and the state ...