Town of Weymouth v. Mass. Dep't of Envtl. Prot., 19-1794
| Court | United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (1st Circuit) |
| Citation | 973 F.3d 143 |
| Docket Number | No. 19-1794, No. 19-1803, No. 19-1797,19-1794 |
| Parties | TOWN OF WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS ; Robert Hedlund, Mayor of Town of Weymouth; Patrick M. O'Connor, State Senator; Michael Smart, Vice President District Six; Kenneth J. Difazio, District Three Councilor; Jane Hackett, Councilor at Large ; Ed Harrington, District Five Councilor; Rebecca Haugh, District One Councilor; Arthur Mathews, District Four Councilor; Michael Molisse, Councilor at Large ; Scott Dowd, Conservation Commissioner; George Loring, Conservation Commissioner; Thomas Tanner, Conservation Commissioner; Frank Singleton, Conservation Commissioner; John Reilly, Conservation Commissioner; City of Braintree, Massachusetts; Town of Hingham, Massachusetts ; City of Quincy, Massachusetts, Petitioners, v. MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, Respondent, Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, Intervenor. Elizabeth Moulds; Jennifer Mathian; Olivia Lanna; Priya Howell; Katherine Rogers; Michael Mullaley; Heather Kaas ; Katie McBrine; Janice Deyoung; A. Silvia Fabrizio; Kathleen Cronin, Petitioners, v. Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Respondent, Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, Intervenor. Dorothy Anderson; Alice Arena ; Margaret Bellafiore; Wendy Cullivan; Susan Greene; Rebecca Haugh; Andrea Honore; Michael Lang; Curtis Nordgaard, M.D.; Thomas Pendergast ; Judy Roberts; Frank Singleton ; Betsy Sowers; Bernadette Wilson, Petitioners, v. Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Respondent, Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, Intervenor. |
| Decision Date | 31 August 2020 |
973 F.3d 143
TOWN OF WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS ; Robert Hedlund, Mayor of Town of Weymouth; Patrick M. O'Connor, State Senator; Michael Smart, Vice President District Six; Kenneth J. Difazio, District Three Councilor; Jane Hackett, Councilor at Large ; Ed Harrington, District Five Councilor; Rebecca Haugh, District One Councilor; Arthur Mathews, District Four Councilor; Michael Molisse, Councilor at Large ; Scott Dowd, Conservation Commissioner; George Loring, Conservation Commissioner; Thomas Tanner, Conservation Commissioner; Frank Singleton, Conservation Commissioner; John Reilly, Conservation Commissioner; City of Braintree, Massachusetts; Town of Hingham, Massachusetts ; City of Quincy, Massachusetts, Petitioners,
v.
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, Respondent,
Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, Intervenor.
Elizabeth Moulds; Jennifer Mathian; Olivia Lanna; Priya Howell; Katherine Rogers; Michael Mullaley; Heather Kaas ; Katie McBrine; Janice Deyoung; A. Silvia Fabrizio; Kathleen Cronin, Petitioners,
v.
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Respondent,
Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, Intervenor.
Dorothy Anderson; Alice Arena ; Margaret Bellafiore; Wendy Cullivan; Susan Greene; Rebecca Haugh; Andrea Honore; Michael Lang; Curtis Nordgaard, M.D.; Thomas Pendergast ; Judy Roberts; Frank Singleton ; Betsy Sowers; Bernadette Wilson, Petitioners,
v.
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Respondent,
Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, Intervenor.
No. 19-1794
No. 19-1797
No. 19-1803
United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
August 31, 2020
Brian F. Bertram, J. Raymond Miyares, Katherine E. Stock, Miyares and Harrington, LLP, Joseph Callanan, Town Solicitor, Town of Weymouth, Nicole I. Taub, Town Solicitor, Town of Braintree, Kerry T. Ryan, Special Counsel, Town of Hingham, Bogle, DeAscentis & Coughlin, P.C., and Janet Petkun, Assistant City Solicitor, City of Quincy, on brief for petitioners Town of Weymouth, et. al.
Lawrence K. Kolodney, Adam J. Kessel, Natalie Galley, Eda Stark, Kayleigh E. McGlynn, and Fish & Richardson P.C. on brief for petitioners Moulds, et. al.
Michael H. Hayden and Morrison Mahoney LLP on brief for petitioners Anderson, et. al.
Seth Schofield, Senior Appellate Counsel, Office of the Attorney General of Massachusetts, Maura Healey, Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Julie E. Green, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General of Massachusetts, and Joshua Olszewski-Jubelirer, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General of Massachusetts, on brief for respondent.
Jeremy C. Marwell, Joshua S. Johnson, Vinson & Elkins LLP, James T. Finnigan, and Rich May, P.C. on brief for intervenor.
Before Thompson, Lipez, and Kayatta, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM.
On June 3, 2020, this court issued an order and opinion in these consolidated matters vacating...
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