‘Kafkaesque’ FERC Pipeline Process Needs Revamp, Court Says (3)

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Federal regulators can’t dawdle on pipeline appeals and keep challengers out of court in the process, the D.C.Circuit ruled Tuesday in a landmark decision for energy law.The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission violated the law by routinely issuing “tolling orders” that preventpipeline opponents from seeking judicial review while an agency petition process drags on and industrialdevelopment moves forward, the court said.