Constitution Pipeline News

January 13, 2018

FERC Says DEC Had the Right to Deny the 401 Water Quality Certification

FERC Says DEC Had the Right to Deny the 401 Water Quality Certification

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January 13, 2018

Statement from Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Federal Ruling Against the Constitutional Pipeline

Statement from Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Federal Ruling Against the Constitutional Pipeline JANUARY 11, 2018 Albany, NY   "No corporation should be allowed to endanger our natural resources, and the Constitution Pipeline represented a threat to our water quality and our environment. I commend the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for ruling in favor of [...]

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January 13, 2018

FERC stands by state decision to block Constitution pipeline

Saqib Rahim, E&E News reporter Published: Friday, January 12, 2018 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission yesterday upheld New York's decision to block a natural gas pipeline, passing up a chance to use the federal trump card that many in the pipeline industry had hoped for. . . . Constitution isn't finished yet. Williams Cos., the [...]

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January 13, 2018

FERC denies effort to revive Constitution gas line through NYSDEC water waiver

Washington (Platts)--11 Jan 2018 541 pm EST/2241 GMT The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has denied Williams' request that it revive the Constitution Pipeline project by finding the New York water quality review waived through delay. . . . The new decision, approved Thursday by all five FERC commissioners, noted that since 1987 FERC has [...]

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January 13, 2018

FERC Deals Constitution Another Blow, Declines to Waive New York Authority Jamison Cocklin January 11, 2018

FERC dealt another blow to the long-delayed Constitution Pipeline on Thursday, denying a petition for a declaratory order that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) waived its authority when it failed to issue a water quality certification (WQC) within a reasonable period of time. . . . "We reiterate that once an [...]

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October 24, 2017

2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals shot down Constitution Pipeline Co.’s request for a rehearing

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday shot down Constitution Pipeline Co.'s request for a rehearing in litigation over the company's proposal to transport natural gas across the Empire State.  

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October 24, 2017

Court rejects company’s bid for reconsideration

Ellen M. Gilmer, E&E News reporter Published: Friday, October 20, 2017 A federal court will not revisit its decision to side with New York state regulators who denied a key permit for an embattled natural gas pipeline.\ The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday shot down Constitution Pipeline Co.'s request for a rehearing in [...]

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September 1, 2017

Press Round Up of Second Circuit Court of Appeals’ Decision

  Constitution Pipeline Rejected! Second Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms States' Power to Reject Pipelines by Larissa Liebmann August 18, 2017 http://waterkeeper.org/second-circuit-court-of-appeals-affirms-states-power-to-reject-pipelines/     Natural gas pipeline backers lose federal court appeal Brian Nearing Published 4:16 pm, Friday, August 18, 2017 http://www.timesunion.com/allnews/article/Natural-gas-pipeline-backers-lose-federal-court-11942338.php     Constitution Pipeline in NY rejected by court POLITICS ON THE HUDSON [...]

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