FERC pipeline review stokes divide between environmental groups

Published December 26, 2017 11:18pm ET



A new federal review of pipeline approvals could set up a fight between environmental groups, with some calling the review a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” while questioning the praise of other green groups as “sick” and troubling.

Environmental activists say the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s recently announced review of its pipeline approval policy marks the next step in the Trump administration’s “dirty energy agenda,” while other groups such as the Natural Resources Defense Council said they were encouraged by the review.

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