Baltimore County Appeals to U.S. Supreme Court Over Proposed Sparrows Point LNG Project
Posted on Aug 26, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Baltimore County Appeals to U.S. Supreme Court Over Proposed Sparrows Point LNG Project
Baltimore County Executive James T. Smith, Jr., filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court on August 15, 2008. Details are available on the Supreme Court’s website under Docket No. 08-211. BNA’s Daily Report for Executives provides additional details [subscription...
Native American Group to Appeal Ruling in Suit Against BIA
Posted on Aug 26, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Native American Group to Appeal Ruling in Suit Against BIA
Nulankeyutmonen Nkihtaqumikon, a Native American group in Maine, has pledged to appeal a U.S. District Court ruling dismissing their cases against the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). According to Platts LNG Daily [subscription required], the suit alleges that the BIA did not adequately perform its oversight role in the leasing of tribal lands to Quoddy Bay...
LNG Opponents Sue FERC Over Availability of Project-Related Documents
Posted on Aug 13, 2008 in Litigation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on LNG Opponents Sue FERC Over Availability of Project-Related Documents
According to the Hillsboro Argus (Ore.), two groups opposed to the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal and associated Palomar natural gas pipeline sued FERC in U.S. District Court last week over the availability of mailing lists associated with the Palomar pipeline project. FERC has previously responded to FOIA requests by the groups, saying that the Commission does not have...
Baltimore County Plans Appeal of Sparrows Point LNG Decision
Posted on Aug 4, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Baltimore County Plans Appeal of Sparrows Point LNG Decision
Baltimore County Executive James T. Smith Jr. told the Baltimore Sun that the county plans to appeal a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, which struck down a zoning ordinance that prohibited the siting of LNG terminals in the County’s Chesapeake Bay Critical Area. The County’s ordinance was considered the best chance for opponents to halt the...
D.C. Circuit Remands Cove Point Decision to FERC
Posted on Jul 21, 2008 in Gas Composition, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on D.C. Circuit Remands Cove Point Decision to FERC
On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia granted Washington Gas Light’s (WGL) petition for review of the FERC orders authorizing the Cove Point LNG expansion project. The Court remanded the case to FERC so the Commission could have an opportunity to “more fully address whether the Expansion can go forward without causing unsafe leakage” on...
U.S. District Court Holds Evidentiary Hearing in Quoddy Bay LNG Proceeding
Posted on Jul 2, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. District Court Holds Evidentiary Hearing in Quoddy Bay LNG Proceeding
U.S. District Judge John Woodcock heard oral arguments yesterday on two evidentiary motions filed by We Take Care of our Land, a Passamaquoddy tribal organization, in a proceeding against the Bureau of Indian Affairs to oppose construction of the proposed Quoddy Bay LNG regasification project. The Bangor Daily News provides coverage of the...