"Developers have been trying for six years to build a 124-mile natural gas pipeline from Pennsylvania to New York. Despite winning a federal approval in 2014, the project is still no closer to reality.

Enter President Donald Trump, who on Wednesday is poised to issue two executive orders to promote energy infrastructure, including projects like the long-stalled Constitution Pipeline, according to an administration official. The orders will direct federal agencies to make specific changes meant to remove bottlenecks to natural gas transport in the Northeast and streamline federal reviews of border-crossing pipelines and other infrastructure.

One of the orders seeks to short-circuit regulators in New York who have denied the planned pipeline a crucial permit, invoking their powers under the Clean Water Act to reject projects they deem a threat to water supplies and the environment."

Jennifer A Dlouhy reports for Bloomberg April 9, 2019. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Trump To Seek To Stop States From Delaying Energy Projects" (Reuters) [3]

"Trump To Issue Executive Orders Seeking To Speed Up Oil And Gas Projects" (Washington Post) [4]

"Trump's Orders Target States' Rights To Boost Oil And Gas" (EnergyWire) [5]