The Federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has granted a motion to intervene on behalf of each of several organizations, including the Morongo Basin Conservation Association, in a suit against the 2005 Energy Act and the designation of 7 Southern California counties as a Power Corridor without regard to environmental resources or alternatives.
Additionally, these complainants have been accorded the right to participate in all the pending appeals challenging the Department of Energy Corridors--both in the Southwest and in the Mid-Atlantic states.
Attorneys for the plaintiffs have received DOE's administrative record index and are starting work on reviewing the record and preparing opening briefs on appeal.
The successful designation of Southern California as a Power Corridor under the 2005 Energy Act would impact the ability of Morongo Basin residents to fight the Green Path North transmission corridor project.
Read more about this important lawsuit on this previous post.
MORE INFO ON THIS TOPIC: At California Desert Coalition and on the Energy page of the MBCA Website. Previous posts on this blog: Energy, Green Path North.
