PennEast shale-gas pipeline gets key U.S. permit; opponents vow to fight on
Anti-pipeline activists on Saturday vowed to continue to fight the PennEast Pipeline, a $1.2 billion project to deliver Marcellus Shale natural gas from Pennsylvania to New Jersey that received critical federal approval Friday.
Environmental groups and residents along the 120-mile pipeline route said they would mount legal challenges and increase political pressure in New Jersey to deny the project the state water permits it needs to begin construction.
But Friday’s approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of a certificate of public convenience means the pipeline, which is being built by a subsidiary of UGI Corp. of Valley Forge, can begin to acquire easements by eminent domain, if necessary.
“Approval of the PennEast Pipeline is a major victory for New Jersey and Pennsylvania families and businesses,” Anthony Cox, chair of the PennEast Pipeline Co. LLC, said in a statement. He said consumers will benefit from lower gas and electricity prices, and reduced emissions from gas displacing other fuels.
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