3 Points. Institute for Justice Against Pipelines and Eminent Domain. +1 Solution

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