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D.C. Circuit Affirms FERC’s Approval of Pipeline Construction Extension
July 3, 2025
Natalia P. Teekah, Esq.
MGKF Litigation Blog
On June 6, 2025, the D.C. Circuit ruled in Appalachian Voices et al. v. FERC that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) approval of an extension of the construction deadline for Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC’s (MVP) MVP Southgate Project (the “Southgate Project”) was permissible, denying environmental groups’ petitions for review. This case potentially forecasts future judicial treatment of agency action in the aftermath of the Loper Bright v. Raimondo decision, and signals how courts may treat future challenges aimed at delaying development in light of recent curtailment of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
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