NY senators end silence on Algonquin pipeline

by Ernie Garcia for The Journal News New York’s two senators sent a letter Monday to the federal agency considering a natural gas pipeline expansion asking for more public input. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that the Algonquin pipeline expansion in Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties raises many questions. (View…

SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND LETTER TO FERC RE: ALGONQUIN PIPELINE

issued by Sen. Charles Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Feb 10, 2015 Dear Chairwoman LaFleur, As the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) considers final approval of the Algonquin Incremental Market pipeline expansion (AIM) project, we urge you to ensure that the environmental, safety, and public health concerns of our constituents are thoroughly and substantially addressed…

NY Sens. Urge FERC To Delay Algonquin Pipeline Decision

by Andrew Westney for Law360 New York (February 10, 2015, 5:32 PM ET) — Both New York senators on Monday called on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to delay deciding whether to approve a natural gas pipeline expansion project that partly runs through the state, saying the potential negative effects of the proposal warrant more study. In…

New England senators comment on pipeline, but not NY’s

by Ernie Garcia, LoHud More U.S. senators are weighing in on a proposed natural gas pipeline expansion traversing the Lower Hudson Valley, while New York’s two senators keep mum. Masachusetts senators Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren, both Democrats, wrote to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission about Spectra Energy’s Algonquin pipeline expansion that would run through…

View: Sens. Schumer, Gillibrand ignore pipeline threats

by Courtney Williams, LoHud Opinion In November, Sen. Charles Schumer spoke out to protect children from the dangers of laundry detergent. In July, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued a press release regarding the “severe risks” that microbeads in face wash pose to fragile ecosystems. But where do they stand on the Spectra Algonquin Pipeline Expansion? Neither senator has taken a…