New York State Court Denies Petition to Halt Spectra's NJ-NY Expansion Project

February 6, 2013
Posted By: Keith Coyle

Bloomberg News is reporting that New York Supreme Court Judge Eileen A. Rakower has denied a petition to block Spectra Energy Corporation’s New Jersey-New York Expansion Project.  According to Bloomberg, Judge Rakower ruled that federal law precludes her from hearing the petition, which was filed by Sane Energy Project and other environmental groups.  Spectra Energy’s project, which is slated for completion in November 2013, includes the installation of approximately 16 miles of new pipeline and five miles of replacement pipeline in northern New Jersey and southern New York, including Manhattan.