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FERC Found that New York Waived Section 401 Authority for Constitution Pipeline

Petition seeking declaratory order that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation had waived jurisdiction over water quality certificate for interstate natural gas pipeline project.

Constitution Pipeline Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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FERC Again Said New York Department of Environmental Conservation Had Not Waived Authority to Issue Certification for Gas Pipeline

FERC Declined to Find That New York Department of Environmental Conservation Waived Authority to Act on Water Quality Certification Application for Gas Pipeline

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In re Constitution Pipeline Co. - petition

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In re Constitution Pipeline Co.

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FERC Found that New York Waived Section 401 Authority for Constitution Pipeline

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