Feds accused of cutting into fracking protesters’ vacation time

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Anti-fracking activists say it’s not fair that the federal watchdog in charge of siting pipelines has chosen the vacation-heavy month of August to push through a pipeline project nearly as contentious as the Keystone XL.

“It almost appears as if [the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission] set out to discourage public input,” said Tom Gilbert, director of the group New Jersey Conservation. “Let’s make sure that our voices are heard loud and clear.”

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