Williams to Appeal FERC’s Constitution Pipe Decision to Fed Court

Last Friday MDN brought you the sad news that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejected Williams' request to rehear an earlier decision to not overrule the New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation's (DEC) decision to block the Constitution Pipeline (see FERC Declines to Overrule NY DEC re Constitution Pipe 2nd Time). We personally don't see many (really any) pathways where the Constitution now gets built. But to their credit, Williams is not giving up. After FERC's decision last week, the company announced it will appeal that decision to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, asking the judges to overrule the DEC (bypassing FERC). Williams has filed in various courts, including the Supreme Court, to hear the Constitution case. Why not try the D.C. Circuit Court? There's really nothing to lose. The project is currently as dead as a doornail anyway. So, hats off to Williams for giving it one last try...

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