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Supreme Court Rules NJ Cannot Prevent PennEast Pipeline Construction; Opponents Remain Committed

Emma Lee
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WHYY
In this 2018 photo, a sign on the side of a barn on Riegelsville Road in Holland Township, New Jersey, shows local opposition to the PennEast pipeline.

The U.S. Supreme Court says the state of New Jersey cannot prevent construction of the PennEast pipeline on state lands. WHYY StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Susan Phillips reports despite the 5-4 ruling, opponents remain committed to blocking the project.

(Original air-date:7/1/21)

Susan Phillips tells stories about the consequences of political decisions on people's every day lives. She has worked as a reporter for WHYY since 2004. Susan's coverage of the 2008 Presidential election resulted in a story on the front page of the New York Times. In 2010 she traveled to Haiti to cover the earthquake. That same year she produced an award-winning series on Pennsylvania's natural gas rush called "The Shale Game." Along with her reporting partner Scott Detrow, she won the 2013 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Journalism Award for her work covering natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania. She has also won several Edward R. Murrow awards for her work with StateImpact. She recently returned from a year at MIT as a Knight Science Journalism Fellow. A graduate of Columbia School of Journalism, she earned her Bachelor's degree in International Relations from George Washington University.