Oral Argument Set for March in Appeal of Order Authorizing Crown Landing LNG Terminal
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has scheduled oral arguments in Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) v. FERC (Case No. 07-1007), DNREC’s appeal of the FERC order that conditionally authorized the Crown Landing LNG project. DNREC is asserting that FERC violated the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) and Clean Air Act (CAA) when it issued an order prior to Crown Landing receiving state certification pursuant to the CZMA and CAA. The arguments will begin at 9:30 a.m. on March 19, 2008.