American Clean Power Ass'n v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The D.C. Circuit, 2-1, remanded to FERC a 2018 decision to give all transmission owners unilateral authority to fund power line upgrades in the Midwest. The Commission had initially only allowed direct transmission owners to decide between the generators paying for the line upgrades upfront, or payi...
District of Columbia v. Exxon Mobil Corp.
A district court granted the District of Columbia's motion to remand to state court a consumer protection lawsuit against energy companies. The District sued in state court, arguing the companies knowingly misrepresented the effects of fossil fuel products to consumers through misleading advertiseme...
Ohio Nuclear-Free Network v. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm'n
The D.C. Circuit dismissed a petition to review NRC's decision to issue an amended materials license authorizing uranium production for a DOE demonstration program at a facility in Ohio. Nonprofit groups argued NRC violated NEPA by failing to prepare an EIS and by failing to address the environmenta...