TREND. Block Pipeline Permitting via Water Rights.

Activists invoke States Rights to deny pipelines:

• Federal law allows states to deny Clean Water Act permits
• Tie the pipeline to the water supply damage

Has it worked? Yes in NY. In process in WA. Was involved in the Keystone XL court battles.

It has also sparked federal legislation by Repulicans to repeal state abilities to enforce the Clean Water Act in this manner.

NPR | Activists Have A New Strategy To Block Gas Pipelines: State’s Rights