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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
Saqib Rahim, E&E News reporter Published: Monday, August 21, 2017 A federal court has upheld New York's decision to deny a water permit for a major natural gas pipeline. Last year, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) rejected Constitution Pipeline Co.'s application for a water permit under the Clean Water Act. Constitution [...]
Natural gas pipeline backers lose federal court appeal Brian Nearing Albany Times Union August 18, 2017 DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos and pipeline opponents cheered the ruling as a victory for state jurisdiction over federal environmental laws, while the developers and state Business Council said the state was ignoring the jobs and energy the project [...]
Waterkeeper Alliance August 18, 2017 "[W]e applaud the efforts of Stop the Pipeline, a group of local landowners and advocates along the proposed pipeline route who identified at the beginning of this permit process that Section 401 could be a real vulnerability and fiercely advocated for years that DEC should deny the water quality certification. [...]
STP to screen "AWAKE, A Dream from Standing Rock", June 27th at the Unitarian Universalist Society in Oneonta. http://dec.stopthepipeline.org/event/stp-meeting-film-june-27th-2017/
