FERC Bans Gas Pipeline Construction Until Rehearing Decisions Made

Yet another assault on natural gas pipelines coming from the federal agency that's supposed to promote them: the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). When FERC approves a new pipeline project, the very first thing fossil fuel haters do is challenge that decision, requesting a "rehearing" or reconsideration of the decision. FERC under new Chairman Richard "Dick" Glick has just ruled that construction work on pipelines can't proceed unless and until the rehearing request is no longer pending (FERC decides yes or no), which can take up to 90 days. In other words, FERC has just handed antis the right to delay a project by up to three months (in reality 10 months) just by filing a rehearing request.

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