Briefly: Companies Say $20M Penalty For Pipeline Activity Violates Federal Law

(January 31, 2022, 1:16 PM EST) -- AKRON, Ohio — Pipeline companies that transport hydraulically fractured oil and gas on Jan. 28 sued the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in Ohio federal court contending that FERC’s attempt to impose a $20 million civil penalty on the companies is an administrative enforcement action that would “violate multiple constitutional provisions.”...

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