By Mike Soraghan, E&E News
07/10/2025 06:38 AM EDT
“[] Williams itself canceled the Constitution project in 2020 after years of regulatory sparring with New York under Cuomo.
The company has not formally asked FERC to reinstate its permit for the Constitution project, but it has sought permits from Pennsylvania and New York. The idea of reviving Constitution has met some pushback from the Empire State.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation informed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in late June it will not abide by the 25-day deadline the Army Corps set in keeping with Trumps declaration of a national energy emergency. The state agency said six months is a reasonable period of time to act on the request. The department also deemed Williams Constitution application incomplete last week.”