New York Must Explain Rejection of Gas Pipeline

New York must explain why it won’t permit a natural gas pipeline to traverse the western portion of the state when the federal government and Pennsylvania have already approved the project, the Second Circuit said in an unpublished opinion Feb. 5.

The state’s denial letter didn’t adequately examine the relevant data and articulate a satisfactory explanation for its action, the summary order said. It didn’t explain any rational connection between facts found and choices made, it said.

In particular, the letter doesn’t have any record citations to particular projects or studies the state considered, the court said.

New York also ...