The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has jurisdiction over
most pipeline approvals.
Not exact matches
At the start of the year,
most observers thought
approval would be rubber - stamped by the State Department, which has jurisdiction over issuing the trans - border permit for the
pipeline.
Clearly the
most efficient way to block this
pipeline is to make sure it never gets approved — by swamping the
approval process with an army of activists.
In announcing his
approval, Gov. Heineman — executive of the state Big Green activists told us was
most threatened by the
pipeline — said Nebraska alone will reap $ 418 million in economic benefit.