TREND. Elected Official Opposes Project Using Eminent Domain by Private Entity. Who. What. Where.

The elected official: U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-WA)

The project: Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline

What are the facts aroudn the pipeline?

  • a private foreign company may use eminent domain
  • to take American citizens’ private properties
  • to export Canadian gas to Asia

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