Court Curbs FERC’s Use Of ‘Tolling Orders’ To Delay Suits Over Gas Projects

The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in a sweeping decision is curbing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) use of “tolling orders” that it has long used to delay administrative reconsideration of natural gas infrastructure approvals and subsequent lawsuits over those projects. The decision could have the effect of accelerating legal challenges to pipelines and other gas projects by landowners, environmentalists and others, though some industry attorneys are arguing the ruling is narrow and...