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…

Hen Hud Board Asks for Further Review of Algonquin/Spectra Pipeline

by  Ann Moritz Chesnut, Peekskill-Cortlandt Patch Cites proximity to schools and multiple safety concerns. The Hendrick Hudson School Board has approved a resolution regarding the proposed Algonquin/Spectra Gas pipeline project. In a resolution passed unanimously by the Board on September 10, the District asked both the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the New York State Department…