The Union Leader's Dave Solomon reported May 12 that Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte, along with Reps. Ann McLane Kuster and Frank Guinta, are asking the DOE to reconsider its rejection of their request for more time for the public to comment on the upcoming draft of the Northern Pass Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
“We strongly believe that New Hampshire residents deserve ample time to review, understand and comment on this complex project,” they wrote. “The 60-day comment period is insufficient.”
Guinta said he does not intend to back down.
“I am disappointed in the Department of Energy’s rejection of this common sense request,” he wrote in an email. “The DOE owes it to Granite Staters to provide an opportunity to thoroughly review their environmental impact statement.”
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