Fourth Circuit Denies Sparrows Point LNG’s Petition for Review of Maryland’s Decision on Water Permit
Posted on Dec 23, 2009 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Fourth Circuit Denies Sparrows Point LNG’s Petition for Review of Maryland’s Decision on Water Permit
Yesterday a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit unanimously denied the appeal filed by AES Sparrows Point LNG, LLC and Mid-Atlantic Express, LLC. The two companies had petitioned the court to review a decision by the Maryland Department of the Environment to deny a water quality certification for the dredging operations planned as part of the...
FERC Agrees to Pay Attorney Fees to Oregon Non-Profit Groups in FOIA Action
Posted on Dec 17, 2009 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Agrees to Pay Attorney Fees to Oregon Non-Profit Groups in FOIA Action
Last month FERC agreed to pay $63,000 in attorney fees and costs to Columbia Riverkeeper and Willamette Riverkeeper, two environmental non-profit groups. The settlement of this issue, available on the PACER system under Docket No. CV 08-936-HU, is part of a broader resolution of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit brought by the two groups seeking the names and addresses of...
FERC Voluntarily Dismisses Appeal in FOIA Proceeding Involving Bradwood Landing LNG
Posted on Nov 23, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Voluntarily Dismisses Appeal in FOIA Proceeding Involving Bradwood Landing LNG
FERC requested a voluntary dismissal of its appeal of a decision in a case involving FOIA requests filed by two environmental groups regarding the planned Bradwood Landing LNG project. Last Thursday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted FERC’s motion to dismiss. The order granting the motion to dismiss is available in the PACER system under Docket No....
Federal Magistrate Recommends Partial Summary Judgment in Favor of Oregon LNG in Suit Against Port of Astoria
Posted on Nov 19, 2009 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Federal Magistrate Recommends Partial Summary Judgment in Favor of Oregon LNG in Suit Against Port of Astoria
Federal Magistrate Judge John Jelderks issued a recommendation this week to grant Oregon LNG’s motion for partial summary judgment in the terminal developer’s ongoing lawsuit against the Port of Astoria. Oregon LNG’s lawsuit alleges that the Port breached its agreement to extend the Port’s land lease with the State of Oregon for thirty years if Oregon LNG...
Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office Objects to Characterization of First Circuit Decision by Weaver’s Cove LNG
Posted on Nov 18, 2009 in Environmental, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office Objects to Characterization of First Circuit Decision by Weaver’s Cove LNG
The Rhode Island Department of Attorney General has filed an objection to Weaver’s Cove Energy’s characterization of an October 26, 2009, decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Specifically, the attorney general’s office argues that the decision does not mean that condition 24 of the order approving the Weaver’s Cove LNG project regarding...
Federal Magistrate Rejects Port’s Motion to Dismiss Oregon LNG Suit Over Site Lease
Posted on Nov 13, 2009 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Federal Magistrate Rejects Port’s Motion to Dismiss Oregon LNG Suit Over Site Lease
United States Federal Magistrate Judge John Jelderks has denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Oregon LNG against the Port of Astoria. The suit alleges that the Port has delayed exercising an option to extend the lease between the Port and the Oregon Department of State Lands for the Oregon LNG project site. Rather than extending the lease 30 years to match the term of the...