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Experts: North Carolina's actions on pipeline 'not unusual' so far

Southeast Energy News: In North Carolina, where more than 300 rivers and streams lie in the path of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration has dealt the project two high-profile setbacks – delaying a decision over one crucial water quality permit, and temporarily rejecting another.

Yet officials say these actions – both involving requests for more data from the pipeline – are not uncommon for a project of this scale, its 100-foot-wide construction berth stretching across eight counties along the state’s I-95 corridor.

“This is an extraordinarily large project,” said North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality spokesperson Bridget Munger, “so it only makes sense that our staff and our engineers need substantially more information to make the best decision.”

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