STP Files Opening Papers (Second Circuit – Form C-A)
STP filed its opening papers, which the Second Circuit calls Form C-A.
Will the Constitution Pipeline get built?
A regulatory agency like FERC should not be allowed to unilaterally upend what the courts decide
Gov. Cuomo on WAMC’s Roundtable 9/6/19 SEP 6, 2019
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
Cuomo on Constitution Pipeline: ‘Any way that we can challenge it, we will’
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/
Constitution Pipeline Is Back On After FERC Ruling August 30, 2019
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
Feds clear way for Constitution Pipeline in New York over state’s objection August 29, 2019
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