Litigation: FERC seeks dismissal of constitutional pipeline suit

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is asking a federal district court to dismiss environmentalists' lawsuit claiming the commission's consideration of the Penn East pipeline project and other natural gas infrastructure is unconstitutional and violates individuals' due process rights, in part because FERC is “biased” because its review process is funded by industry fees. FERC in a May 3 filing in the case, Delaware Riverkeeper Network, et al. v. FER C in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,...