Senators join calls for Algonquin do-over

by Ernie Garcia for The Journal News New York’s two senators have joined the chorus calling on a federal agency to retract its approval of the Algonquin pipeline expansion. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, along with Rep. Nita Lowey, signed a joint letter Friday asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to rescind its March…

NY Elected Officials Ask FERC For AIM Project Rehearing

by Allison Dunne for WAMC Northeast Public Radio New York’s two U.S. senators and a Hudson Valley congresswoman have penned a letter to a federal agency, asking for a rehearing concerning a pipeline expansion project. Local elected officials have been filing similar letters. (View full report here)

Do-over hearings urged for Algonquin pipeline expansion

by Ernie Garcia for The Journal News A group of activists and elected officials are asking a federal regulator to reconsider its approval of the Algonquin pipeline expansion. In multiple petitions filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Thursday the applicants argued that FERC’s March 3 approval of a natural gas pipeline expansion running through…

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)

View: Don’t give parkland for pipeline expansion

Carole Griffiths Community View for The Journal News Blue Mountain Reservation is a 1,538-acre county-run park in the northwest section of Westchester County. It features miles of trails and offers challenging hikes to the tops of two large peaks, Mt. Spitzenberg and Blue Mountain. The park is used heavily by the public. There is also…