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Jose Garcia

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Thu Mar 23, 2017, 10:07 AM Mar 2017

Court rejects green groups claim of pro-pipeline bias at regulator

Source: The Hill

A federal court has rejected arguments that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has an unacceptable bias in favor of natural gas pipelines.

The lawsuit in the District Court for the District of Columbia was brought by Delaware Riverkeeper Network.

It is the latest attempt by environmental groups to crack down on FERC, which has wide-ranging authority over interstate oil and natural gas pipelines.

Greens have long argued that FERC is acting as a rubber stamp to fossil fuel industries as pipeline infrastructure grows, fueled by sharply rising domestic energy production.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/325389-court-rejects-greens-claim-of-pro-pipeline-bias-at-regulator

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Court rejects green groups claim of pro-pipeline bias at regulator (Original Post) Jose Garcia Mar 2017 OP
"Ya'll just leave the 'green bias' to us" tenorly Mar 2017 #1
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