Hopefully this will be the beginning of job creation and a jumpstart to the economy.
Trump’s Promised Pipeline Passes Final Environmental Impact Review Building the Atlantic Coast Pipeline will have a “less than significant environmental impact,” a final regulatory assessment released Friday concludes. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s report will play a major role in the Commission’s decision this coming Fall to allow construction of the infrastructure project President Donald Trump promised to deliver.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s final environmental impact statement examines the 600-mile pipeline project proposed by Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Dominion Energy and Atlantic and Piedmont Natural Gas to carry natural gas through Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina.
The analysis found that any adverse environmental impacts on water resources, forests and some endangered species in the pipeline’s path could be reduced to less-than-significant levels with compliance to federal standards and implementation of protective measures....
.....Pipeline supporters - including union leaders, lawmakers and economic development officials - have stated that the project would provide access to cheap, abundant natural gas, which is cleaner than coal.
The leading companies promised that the pipeline will create 17,000 new jobs and almost $3 billion in economic activity across three states.....
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/zenny-phuong/trumps-promised-pipeline-passes-final-environmental-impact-review
