Conn. A.G. Tong Urges FERC to Tighten Climate and Environmental Justice Scrutiny for New Gas Pipelines
June 03, 2021
June 03, 2021
HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 3 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of nine attorneys general urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to strengthen its certification policies for new natural gas pipelines to scrutinize disproportionate impacts on overburdened environmental justice communities, as well as achievement of national and state greenhouse gas emissions reduction target . . .
Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of nine attorneys general urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to strengthen its certification policies for new natural gas pipelines to scrutinize disproportionate impacts on overburdened environmental justice communities, as well as achievement of national and state greenhouse gas emissions reduction target . . .