Corporate, FERC, Legal

Second Circuit: FERC’s And State Agency’s Interpretations Of CWA Are Not Entitled To Chevron Deference

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision interpreting Clean Water Act Section 401 and the FERC permitting authority, which may have settled some lingering legal issues for the construction of pipelines.

By Anthony Cavender | Pillsbury - Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real Estate Law on March 15, 2018 at 3:00 PM

Topics: Chevron, CWA, ferc, JDSupra, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, NGA, NYSDEC, Second Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals