Results of regional petition opposing proposed 118-mile PennEast natural gas pipeline announced

By Frank Mustac, Special Writer

CentralJersey.com, Wednesday, May 11, 2016 — Hopewell Township Mayor Kevin Kuchinski was among a group of bipartisan elected officials who joined conservation leaders and citizens’ groups at the State Capitol in Trenton on Tuesday, morning May 10 to announce the results of a regional petition opposing the proposed 118-mile PennEast natural gas pipeline.

The petition received more than 8,000 signatures from citizens across 2,000 zip codes in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, according to the Hopewell Township Citizens Against the PennEast Pipeline. The non-profit organization was also represented at the event held on the steps of the State House in Trenton. More

Legal Update

SOMERVILLE (NJ.com) Wednesday, May 11, 2016 — A Somerset County Superior Court judge refused to issue a temporary injunction Tuesday banning PennEast from conducting surveys to compile information for a proposed $1.2 billion pipeline through Mercer and Hunterdon counties. More