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News Archive - October 2007

Saturday, October 27, 2007

Judge tosses NYRI suit
In federal district court Friday, a judge dismissed a lawsuit that had been lodged by NYRI against state officials who promulgated a law restricting the firm's ability to seize land through eminent domain.
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Friday, October 26, 2007

Judge dismisses NYRI lawsuit challenging eminent domain law
A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit by New York Regional Interconnect challenging a state law intended to protect home owners from the use of eminent domain by private transmission companies, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office said.
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VIDEO & News Story: NYRI Lawsuit Dismissed
A law that prevents energy companies from using eminent domain, will stand in New York.
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Thursday, October 4, 2007

US TRUMPS STATES OVER SITING POWER LINES
Huge transmission lines could soon skirt Civil War battlegrounds, historic districts, and the Appalachian Trail following a federal order that designates national corridors in two key regions of the United States with fast-growing electricity needs.
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Diana "outraged" by NIETC decision
Goshen — Orange County Executive Edward Diana Wednesday condemned the decision by the United States Department of Energy to designate two National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors.
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Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Feds designate energy corridor
WASHINGTON – Most of the state and the entire length of New York Regional Interconnect Inc.'s proposed power line now rests in one of the two "National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor" designations announced by the U.S. Department of Energy Tuesday.
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Ruling boosts NYRI: Energy Dept. says East Coast needs power
In a huge blow to opponents of a massive power line that could slice through our region, the federal government ruled yesterday that energy projects in two national corridors could bypass state approval to get built.
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Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Feds Make Power Line High Priority
WASHINGTON (AP) — After sweating through another summer without a major blackout, the Bush administration moved Tuesday to ensure nonstop electricity by designating large swaths of the Southwest and mid-Atlantic regions as critical to the nation's energy grid.
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Story & News Video: Federal DOE announces power line areas for Electric Transmission Corridor
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government has taken a major step to ease future blackouts by designating specific areas as critical to the nation's energy grid.
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