United States DC Circuit

FERC's process for ventilating and analyzing potential environmental impacts of a pipeline extension project involved the requisite level of review, and any deficiencies in a draft environmental impact statement as may have existed, were cured by the final environmental impact statement.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/19/2004
• Decided 07/09/2004
• Published 07/09/2004

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE, ROGERS and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James W. McNeely argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioners., Henry S. May, Jr., John S. Decker, Catherine O'Harra and Paul M. Teague were on the brief for intervenor.


• For Appellees:
  
• Dennis Lane, Solicitor, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, argued the cause for respondent.   With him on the brief was Cynthia A. Marlette, General Counsel.