Pipeline Foes in 4 States Join to Fight Spectra Expansion

By LANNING TALIAFERRO (Patch Staff) Individuals, grassroots groups and towns from New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts have formed a coalition to file a Request for Rehearing in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s approval of the first phase of Spectra Energy’s expansion program. (View full report here)

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…