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Environmental Justice (“EJ”) continued to prove a major focus of the Biden administration in 2022. With wide-ranging initiatives across several federal agencies, the administration...

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On June 30th, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in West Virginia v. EPA. The Court concluded that the EPA had exceeded its authority under the Clean Air Act by...

The first, as described below, adds to and revises the list of factors FERC will consider when determining the need for a new natural gas facility.

The first, adds to and revises the list of factors FERC will consider when determining the need for a new natural gas facility.

As we previously reported below, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in February issued two new policy statements…

Updated March 28, 2022 - As we previously reported, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in February issued two new policy statements likely to have...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC in February issued two new policy statements likely to have far-reaching implications for the agency’s approval of certificates of public convenience and necessity for natural gas facilities under the Natural Gas Act.

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This marks the first time the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has formally incorporated environmental justice considerations into one of its policies, making environmental justice a matter to be considered systematically in FERC proceedings for certificates of public convenience and necessity.