FERC opens environmental scoping for Algonquin gas pipeline enhancement project
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FERC is starting the environmental review process for Algonquin Gas Transmission’s planned gas infrastructure project in parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. The review will look at the project’s environmental effects before the Commission decides whether it should move forward as serving public convenience and necessity. Businesses, local governments, residents, environmental groups, and agencies in the affected counties can submit comments by July 6, 2026. Comments should focus on environmental impacts, possible alternatives, and ways to reduce harm.
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Key Changes
- Opens FERC’s environmental scoping process for the planned Algonquin gas infrastructure project
- Requests public and agency comments on environmental impacts, alternatives, and mitigation measures
- Sets a comment deadline of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 6, 2026