9th Circuit Upholds FERC’s Refusal To Let Hydroelectric Project Opponent Intervene

(August 4, 2021, 3:25 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) did not abuse its discretion in refusing to let the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) intervene in post-licensing proceedings to extend the deadline to commence construction of a hydroelectric storage facility on an old mine site near Joshua Tree National Park, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held July 28....