Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration is calling for more federal oversight on the buildout of new natural gas pipelines, including how they can facilitate greenhouse gas emissions, disrupt forest ecosystems, and impact private property owners.

The administration is responding to a request from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which was seeking public comments on its review of the nearly 20-year-old policy regarding how it evaluates pipeline proposals, writes Marie Cusick at bizjournals.com.

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Critics have accused FERC of being a rubber stamp for the energy industry and of failing to adequately assess the public need for new natural gas pipelines, as well as their impacts on the environment and landowners.

In a letter to the commission last week, the secretaries of Pennsylvania’s departments of Environmental Protection, Community and Economic Development, and Conservation and Natural Resources offered several critiques.

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