Natural Gas Act
Northern Natural Gas Co. v. Iowa Utils. Bd.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a lower court decision that federal law preempts conflicting state pipeline regulations and, thus, governs the upgrade of a natural gas pipeline in Iowa. Iowa Code Chapter 479A and its implementing provisions...
NE Hub Partners, L.P. v. CNG Transmission Corp.
The court holds that a natural gas storage facility operator may go forward with its federal preemption action against a state environmental agency in which it seeks a declaratory judgment enjoining the agency from revisiting its...