Delaware Riverkeeper Network: Supreme Court Agrees to Hear PennEast Case on States' Rights
February 04, 2021
February 04, 2021
BRISTOL, Pennsylvania, Feb. 4 -- The Delaware Riverkeeper Network issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2021:
Today the Supreme Court announced it will take up the case PennEast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey. In September 2019, the Third Circuit determined that the PennEast Pipeline Company, as a private company, does not have the authority to use eminent domain to seize lands owned by the state of New Jersey. The decision effectively blocked PennEast from a third of its planned . . .
Today the Supreme Court announced it will take up the case PennEast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey. In September 2019, the Third Circuit determined that the PennEast Pipeline Company, as a private company, does not have the authority to use eminent domain to seize lands owned by the state of New Jersey. The decision effectively blocked PennEast from a third of its planned . . .