On October 4, 2019, the Supreme Court granted review of a Fourth Circuit decision that rejected U.S. Forest Service authorization of a $7 billion natural gas pipeline. See Cowpasture River Pres. Assn v. Forest Service, 911...more
10/8/2019
/ Certiorari ,
Energy Projects ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Violations ,
Forest Service ,
Midstream Contracts ,
Mineral Leases ,
National Parks ,
Natural Gas ,
NEPA ,
NFMA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oral Argument ,
Pipelines ,
Right of Way ,
SCOTUS ,
Upstream Contracts
On June 23, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held that Millennium Pipeline Company LLC lacked standing to bring a claim against the New York State Department of Environmental...more
7/10/2017
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Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ,
Delays ,
Department of Environmental Conservation ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Permits ,
Pipelines ,
Standing
On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinion in Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne, a dispute over the proper pleading standards for parties suing foreign governments in U.S. courts. The decision was an...more