First Circuit Affirms Lower Court’s Decision Presuming State Concurrence Under CZMA for Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Oct 27, 2009 in Environmental, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on First Circuit Affirms Lower Court’s Decision Presuming State Concurrence Under CZMA for Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has affirmed a previous decision by a federal district court that interpreted the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) to resolve a dispute between the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project and the Rhode Island Coastal Management Council (RICMC). To date, RICMC had not acted on the application to dredge in state waters submitted by...
Federal District Court Grants Sparrows Point LNG’s, Mid-Atlantic Express’ Motion to Intervene in Pending Litigation
Posted on Oct 21, 2009 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Federal District Court Grants Sparrows Point LNG’s, Mid-Atlantic Express’ Motion to Intervene in Pending Litigation
On Monday, Judge Richard D. Bennett of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland granted a motion filed by AES Sparrows Point LNG, LLC and Mid-Atlantic Express, L.L.C. to intervene in the ongoing litigation between the Maryland Department of the Environment and the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the Department’s decision overturning the State’s rejection...
FERC Appeals Decision on FOIA Request Regarding Palomar Gas Pipeline Proposal
Posted on Oct 15, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Appeals Decision on FOIA Request Regarding Palomar Gas Pipeline Proposal
FERC has filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on a ruling this summer by a federal magistrate requiring FERC to comply with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of two environmental groups regarding the Palomar natural gas pipeline project. The FOIA request seeks mailing lists used by FERC to notify landowners along the planned route of...
Arguments Today before 4th Circuit on Sparrows Point LNG Import Project
Posted on Sep 24, 2009 in Environmental, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Arguments Today before 4th Circuit on Sparrows Point LNG Import Project
The Baltimore Sun reports that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit will hear oral arguments today regarding Sparrows Point LNG’s Petition for Review of the Maryland Department of the Environment’s (MDOE) denial of a water quality certification for the LNG proposal. The MDOE denied the certification because Sparrows Point LNG did not provide an adequate plan for...
Port of Astoria Files Countersuit in Dispute Over Oregon LNG Land Lease
Posted on Sep 17, 2009 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port of Astoria Files Countersuit in Dispute Over Oregon LNG Land Lease
The Daily Astorian [subscription required] reports that the Port of Astoria has filed a countersuit in the ongoing dispute with Oregon LNG over the land lease for the planned LNG import terminal...
Oregon LNG Moves Forward in Lawsuit Against Port of Astoria Over Land Lease
Posted on Sep 10, 2009 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon LNG Moves Forward in Lawsuit Against Port of Astoria Over Land Lease
The Daily Astorian [subscription required] reports that Oregon LNG has filed summonses in federal court for all five Port of Astoria commissioners in the ongoing dispute over the land lease for the planned LNG import terminal...