FERC schedules hearings on PennEast pipeline
SORT OF A BAD NEWS, good news week from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission — something for everyone in the PennEast Pipeline battle. Which news is which likely depends on what side of the battle you're on.
FERC has completed its draft environmental impact statement for the controversial pipeline, and it has changed from past practice by setting up six different hearings — there's usually only one.
The list of hearings is below.
The EIS, as it's called, notes FERC staff approval of the plan:
"The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project, with the mitigation measures recommended in the EIS, would result in some adverse environmental impacts, but impacts would be reduced to less-than- significant levels with the implementation of PennEast’s proposed and FERC staff recommended mitigation measures."
Copies of the document are available at the FERC website — make sure you have the docket number: Docket No. CP15-558-000
FERC welcomes comments from the public in a variety of ways as well as at the hearings. Call or write: 202-502-8258 or efiling@ferc.gov.
| Dates and times for FERC hearings | |
|---|---|
| Monday, August 15: 6-10 p.m. | Best Western Lehigh Valley & Conference Center 300 Gateway Drive Bethlehem, PA, 18017 Phone: 610-866-5800 |
| Monday, August 15: 6-10 p.m. | Penn's Peak 325 Maury Road Jim Thorpe, PA, 18229 Phone: 610-826-9000 |
| Tuesday, August 16: 6-10 p.m. | Holiday Inn Clinton-Bridgewater Hunterdon Ballroom 111 W. Main Street |
| Tuesday, August 16: 6-10 p.m. | Peddler's Village Lahaska and Neshaminy Rooms Routes 202 & 263 Lahaska, PA 19831 Phone: 215-794-4000 |
| Wednesday, August 17: 6-10 p.m. | Best Western Genetti Hotel & Conference Center 77 E Market Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 Phone: 570-823-6152 |
| Wednesday, August 17: 6-10 p.m. | Patriots Theater at War Memorial George Washington Ballroom 1 Memorial Drive Trenton, NJ |
