PennEast Pipeline seeks review in US Supreme Court.

Byline: David Hutter

The PennEast Pipeline Co. will seek further review from the U.S. Supreme Court in light of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit not granting its application to rehear or reconsider a prior decision that would block the company from condemning state-owned land for the project.

In September, a three-judge panel of the Third Circuit held that theState of New Jersey's Eleventh Amendment immunity protected it fromefforts of a private company to exercise expressly delegated federaleminent domain authority to condemn easements necessary to construct afederally approved natural gas infrastructure project.

PennEast says the decision threatens to disrupt longstanding industry practice and halt natural gas infrastructure development that has lowered energy bills, poweredeconomic development, and resulted in the United States leading the world incarbon emission reductions.

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The PennEast Pipeline Co. is proposing constructing underground pipes to carry natural gas along a 120-mile route from Luzerne County, Pa. across the Delaware River and through Holland, Alexandria, Kingwood, Delaware, West Amwell and Hopewell townships in New Jersey.The company consists of NJR Pipeline Co.; SJI Midstream; Southern Company Gas; Spectra Energy Partners; and UGI Energy Services, according to the PennEast website.

"The PennEast partner companies are fully committed to the project andwill be seeking review by the U.S. Supreme Court," PennEast Pipeline Co. Board of...