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FERC is some sort of law that takes control of local ordnances to force local municipalities to accept energy infrastructure.

https://ferc.gov/

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In theory yes. In practice if the local congressman wants to keep their job they’ll block it at any cost if there’s local opposition.

I watched Massachusetts fail at this opposition about a decade ago. Courts sided with the feds.

https://ferc.gov/ https://nofrackedgasinmass.com/massachusetts-pipelines/

> Courts sided with the feds.

After how many years of making it through the court system? Because 5 years of delay all but guarantees that the potential builder is no longer interested.

I watched the forest protected by the Commonwealth’s environmental laws get dynamited and built. I like your optimism but find it misplaced in this case.

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