CORN Sues to Try and Block the NEXUS Pipeline
From US News:
More than 60 property owners in northeast Ohio are asking a federal court to block a proposed high-pressure natural gas pipeline.Read more by clicking here.
Organizers of the Coalition to Reroute Nexus say a suit filed Friday in U.S. district court charges that the project violates the owners' due process rights, misuses eminent domain to take property, and jeopardizes their safety. It seeks injunctions against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Nexus Gas Transmission.
"This complaint has been a long time in development," said Paul Gierosky, a co-founder of the group. "Our every experience in dealing with FERC and Nexus has been documented and will be brought to bear in this case."
The lawsuit contends that the federal commission and used false and misleading information designed to trick property owners into waiving their constitutional rights. It urges the court to enjoin FERC from issuing a certificate to Nexus for the pipeline.
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