New Jersey loses at U.S. Supreme Court in bid to stop pipeline
Reuters | Jun 29, 2021 09:39 PM EDT
A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S (Photo : REUTERS/Ken Cedeno)
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of a consortium of energy companies including Enbridge Inc seeking to seize land owned by New Jersey to build a federally approved natural gas pipeline despite the state's objections, though hurdles remain for the $1 billion project.
The 5-4 ruling, authored by conservative Chief Justice John Roberts, handed a victory to PennEast Pipeline Company LLC, a joint venture seeking to build the 116-mile (187-km) pipeline from Pennsylvania to New Jersey. The justices overturned a lower court ruling in favor of New Jersey's government.