Radical NJ Democrats Want to “Constitution” the PennEast Pipeline

| | | |
PennEast in NJ
Click map for larger version
Anti-drillers (most of them liberal Democrats) haven't wasted any time in adopting Gov. Andrew Cuomo's tactic of delay, deny and death. Antis in New Jersey took notice of how Cuomo first delayed, then denied the Constitution Pipeline stream crossing permits, effectively killing the project (see NY Gov. Cuomo Refuses to Grant Permits for Constitution Pipeline). The leaders of radical Big Green groups in NJ, including the New Jersey Conservation Foundation and the New Jersey Sierra Club, along with several Democrat members of the NJ legislature, want the state Department of Environmental Protection to deny permits for a different pipeline project--the PennEast Pipeline. Hey, if it worked in NY, why wouldn't it work in NJ? Problem is, NJ has a Republican governor and the DEP is an executive agency. That won't stop the antis from trying...

To view this content, log into your member account. (Not a member? Join Today!)