Second Circuit Grants STP’s Motion — All of FERC’s Orders to Constitution Are Vacated
Second Circuit Grants STP's Motion All of FERC's Orders to Constitution Are Vacated
Investors Stop Funding the Constitution Pipeline — Williams Admits the Project Is Not Economically Viable
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Anne Marie Garti (718) 601-9618 East Meredith, NY (February 24, 2020) – Eight years after the Constitution Pipeline Company, LLC announced its plans to construct a 125-mile-long pipeline from [...]
Ding Dong, The Witch Is Dead!
Translation: Williams has written off its investment in the proposed Constitution Pipeline and stated that work on it has ended.
STP Files Opening Papers (Second Circuit – Form C-A)
STP filed its opening papers, which the Second Circuit calls Form C-A.
STP files Petition for Review of FERC’s orders in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
On January 10, 2020, Stop the Pipeline (STP) filed a Petition for Review of FERC's orders in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. STP's Petition was docketed on January 15, 2020 as Case No. 20-158.
FERC issues Final Order Declaring NYSDEC Waived its Right to Deny the 401 Water Quality Certification
On December 12, 2019, FERC issued a final order denying the Stop the Pipeline's (STP's) request for rehearing. In January 2020, STP will file a petition asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to review FERC's declaration that the NYS DEC waived its right to deny the 401 water quality certification. It usually takes about six months to submit the required briefs and another six months for the court to issue an order.
STP’s Request for Rehearing
STP tells FERC it lacks jurisdiction to issue the Waiver Order, and even if it had jurisdiction, its order is factually inaccurate, contrary to law, and inequitable.
FERC’s Waiver Order II
FERC Now Says NYSDEC Waived its Authority to Deny the Water Quality Certification
US Climate Strikes | September 20, 2019
This Friday is going to be a huge day for the climate movement both here in the U.S., and all across the world as young leaders and adults take to the streets to demand bold [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
FERC Finds Waiver of 401 Certification for Constitution Pipeline on Remand from D.C. Circuit August 29, 2019
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. [...]
