STP Files Opening Papers (Second Circuit – Form C-A)
STP filed its opening papers, which the Second Circuit calls Form C-A.
STP filed its opening papers, which the Second Circuit calls Form C-A.
A regulatory agency like FERC should not be allowed to unilaterally upend what the courts decide
The segment on the Constitution Pipeline starts at 26:50 and ends at 28:18. Alan Chartock, "What do you do now?" Governor Cuomo, "We contest it anyway we can." [Governor Cuomo goes on to describe this decision as federal bullying.] https://www.wamc.org/post/gov-cuomo-wamcs-roundtable-9619
September 6, 2019 Governor Cuomo called a decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission "disrespectful of states' rights" and criticized the Trump administration for overstepping its bounds before vowing to fight the ruling. https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/new-york/2019/09/06/cuomo-constitution-pipeline-any-way-we-can-challenge-it-we-will/2231330001/
Former EPA Region 2 Administrator Judith Enck points out that all the reasons why the DEC rejected the permit and all of the community concerns are still there, regardless of what she characterizes as "FERC's unusual position on this..." "...which, I think, also contradicts an important court decision on this pipeline." https://www.wamc.org/post/constitution-pipeline-back-after-ferc-ruling
The decision handed down by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission found the state Department of Environmental Conservation waived its right to reject the necessary water-quality permit for the pipeline because the state agency failed to act in a timely manner. https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/new-york/2019/08/29/feds-clear-way-constitution-pipeline-new-york/2150884001/
In January 2018, FERC issued an order denying the petition based on its longstanding interpretation that the withdrawal and resubmission of a 401 application restarts the one-year waiver period. Constitution sought review before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (D.C. Circuit). While the case was pending, the D.C. Circuit issued its decision [...]
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has found that New York waived its water quality authority for Williams' Constitution Pipeline, giving new life to a natural gas project stalled since April 2016 when state regulators denied a permit. . . . The commission, by a 4-0 vote late Wednesday, reversed its earlier finding -- that the [...]
FERC Now Says NYSDEC Waived its Authority to Deny the Water Quality Certification On Wednesday, August 28, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission suddenly reversed its position and now claims New York State failed to act on time when it denied the 401 water quality certification on April 22, 2016. FERC's decision contradicts the [...]
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 [...]