By Alton Wallace | The Center Square
Feb 2, 2026
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation formally objected [] to the request from Williams Companies … that [] the state waived its authority to issue or deny a water quality certification []. . . . State regulators now say developers are attempting to bypass current environmental standards, and argue that the pipeline’s proposed route, which crosses more than 250 streams, requires a fresh look at 2026 ecological data.
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