New York state has denied a permit to National Fuel Gas to build the Northern Access Pipeline, citing concerns about impacts on wetlands, streams, fish and wildlife habitat along the route.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced its decision Saturday. A letter dated Friday, April 7, was sent to National Fuel Gas informing the company of the decision, which calls into question the entire $455 million project to build a pipeline from Sergeant Township in southern McKean County, Pa., up into Erie County of New York to transport hydraulically fractured natural gas. Read more on the story from the Times Herald.
