{"id":3077,"date":"2017-11-19T07:36:26","date_gmt":"2017-11-19T12:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morgancountyusa.org\/?p=3077"},"modified":"2017-11-19T07:46:57","modified_gmt":"2017-11-19T12:46:57","slug":"transcanada-potomac-river-pipeline-hearing-december-19-in-hancock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morgancountyusa.org\/?p=3077","title":{"rendered":"Transcanada Potomac River Pipeline Hearing December 19 in Hancock"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Maryland Department of the Environment will hold a hearing December 19 on the proposed TransCanada Potomac River pipeline project.<\/a> TransCanada\u2019s proposal — to build a gas pipeline under the Potomac River just west of Hancock, Maryland — is being opposed by citizens throughout the region.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The hearing will take place at the Hancock Middle\/High School, 289 West Main Street in Hancock, Maryland.<\/span><\/p>\n

The project plans will be on display beginning at 6 pm. The hearing will start at 7 pm and end at 9:30 pm.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tracy Cannon of Eastern Panhandle Protectors, a lead organizer against the pipeline, said that at the December 19 hearing, \u201cthe Maryland Department of the Environment will hear from area residents to inform Governor Larry Hogan’s decision about whether to approve or deny Columbia Gas\/ Transcanada’s application for a 401 Waterways Permit under the Clean Water Act.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDenying the 401 permit would stop the construction of the pipeline in its tracks, and is the best way for Governor Hogan to protect our environment,\u201d Cannon said. \u201cWe will rally at the High School\/ Middle school at 6pm on Tuesday, December 19th. This hearing is our last stand against this pipeline short of civil disobedience, \u00a0They plan to start tree cutting in Morgan County, West Virginia in January. \u00a0We need to show them just how many of us oppose this pipeline. \u00a0Please come speak out against the pipeline that threatens our neighbors, the Keseckers, and so many others in Morgan County and beyond.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Last week, the TransCanada Keystone pipeline in the grasslands of South Dakota sprung another leak, this time spilling 210,000 gallons of oil. <\/span><\/p>\n

On Monday, the Nebraska Public Service Commission will decide whether to approve an extension of the Keystone XL pipeline through Nebraska.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve always said it\u2019s not a question of whether a pipeline will spill, but when, and today TransCanada is making our case for us,\u201d said Sierra Club\u2019s Kelly Martin. \u201cThis is not the first time TransCanada\u2019s pipeline has spilled toxic tar sands, and it won\u2019t be the last. The PSC must take note: there is no such thing as a safe tar sands pipeline, and the only way to protect Nebraska communities from more tar sands spills is to say no to Keystone XL.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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