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New Environmental Consultants Selected for Northern Pass
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Northern Pass last week entered into a memorandum of understanding with a new team of environmental consultants to lead the environmental impact statement process for the project as required by the National Environmental … Continue reading
US DOE adds FAQs re its work on project EIS
The U.S. Department of Energy this week posted to its project website two new documents which may be of interest: Frequently Asked Questions – regarding its work in producing an Environmental Impact Statement Interpretive Guidance on the Requirements of (the … Continue reading
Comment Period Extended to June 14
The U.S. Department of Energy has extended the public comment period on The Northern Pass project to June 14, 2011. The DOE notice was published recently in the Federal Register, and includes details on how to provide comments to the … Continue reading
Comment period extension requested
Members of New Hampshire’s Congressional delegation have reportedly requested that the period to submit comments to the U.S. DOE regarding the project be extended to April 30. We’ll post or link to a copy of the filing when it is … Continue reading
Reflections on the DOE public meetings
The scoping meetings were very well attended and we heard many good suggestions to the DOE regarding areas to study, and alternatives or mitigation factors to consider, including the suggestion that the project not go forward at all. Now it’s … Continue reading
DOE scoping meetings continue
As of midweek, the U.S. DOE has conducted three scoping meetings, the latest Wednesday evening in Lincoln, NH Previous meetings were held in Pembroke and Franklin. Still to come – meetings in Whitefield, Plymouth, Colebrook and Haverhill. A complete schedule … Continue reading
DOE scoping meetings begin tonight
The first of seven US Department of Energy public meetings on The Northern Pass project will be held tonight in Pembroke, at Pembroke Academy. The meetings are part of the DOE’s development of a required Environmental Impact Statement. A Concord … Continue reading
NPT asks DOE to end Normandeau Associates role in EIS process
The project today asked the US Dept of Energy to end the role of Normandeau Associates as the DOE’s Environmental Impact Statement contractor and to terminate the Memorandum of Understanding that outlined that role. In it’s letter to the DOE, … Continue reading
DOE Adds Haverhill to Meeting Schedule
A total of 7 public “scoping” meetings on The Northern Pass project have now been scheduled by the U.S. Department of Energy. The DOE recently added a meeting in Haverhill, to be held March 19. Check the DOE Northern Pass … Continue reading
Comment period officially extended by US DOE
A notice published today in the Federal Register announces that the U.S. Department of Energy has extended the comment, or “scoping,” period for the project. The extension is in anticipation of a new route being identified for the area from … Continue reading →