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Related: About this forumRick Perry suggests using 'national security' to override opposition to pipelines
Energy secretary comes from a state very protective of its sovereignty.With states standing in the way of new natural gas pipelines, Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Wednesday suggested elevating the role of national security when regulators consider whether to approve pipeline project applications.
Testifying on Capitol Hill, Perry expressed frustration with the failure of pipelines to get built due to opposition from state officials. Perry Texas longest-serving governor questioned the power that states hold over the construction of oil and natural gas pipelines. Do states have the right to block a pipeline across their state that will have a national security implication or an economic implication on individuals? Perry asked.
Perry told members of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, that he believes a fight is brewing over a states sovereign ability to make a decision versus the national security of this country.
New York regulators, in particular, have most recently been taking a closer look at the environmental impact of natural gas pipelines that would travel through their state. Most states, in contrast, offer lax oversight of pipeline construction.
In 2016, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation denied a water quality certificate for the Constitution Pipeline. The natural gas pipelines developers appealed the decision all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. But late last month, the high court rejected Constitution Pipelines bid to challenge New Yorks refusal to grant the permit.
Much more: https://thinkprogress.org/perry-cites-national-security-in-defense-of-pipelines-446a7fcf088b/
ENERGY SECRETARY RICK PERRY, TESTIFYING BEFORE A HOUSE COMMITTEE ON MAY 9, 2018, SUGGESTED NATIONAL SECURITY COULD TAKE PRECEDENT OVER STATES' ROLE IN PIPELINE REVIEW PROCESS. CREDIT: DREW ANGERER/GETTY IMAGES
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Rick Perry suggests using 'national security' to override opposition to pipelines (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
May 2018
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secondwind
(16,903 posts)1. Do I see a fist?
Perry looks angry as well. Poor baby.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)2. Give a wimp power and it goes right to his pea brain.
Perry thinks he is Nikita Khrushchev with his clenched fist.
hedda_foil
(16,376 posts)3. SCOTUS actually ruled AGAINST the pipeline company? Color me stunned!
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,398 posts)4. Big government right wing style