Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that PennEast pipeline company can use eminent domain to claim New Jersey’s land:
“I am deeply disturbed and disappointed by the Supreme Court’s decision today, which sets the dangerous precedent of allowing interstate pipelines to take State-owned lands without a State’s consent. States like New Jersey should be able to retain their right to do what they wish with the lands they own, and no private actor - including pipeline companies - should be able to usurp that right. I am determined to work with my colleagues to do everything in our power to preserve this important State right."
