Institute for Justice lays out these 3 points arguing eminent domain absue by pipelines:
- “FERC presides over a system that strips property owners of their rights without courts”
- FERC dawdles and property owners have access to courts blocked
- Pipelines can unfairly start cutting down trees even before state permits are granted, with an example from NY of 500 trees cut down on a family farm for a project that was never permitted
the Solution: real judicial review, in a court, before proepty is ever taken
Wall Street Journal | Opinion | Pipeline Builders Abuse Eminent Domain