A
recently
passed
bill
in
the
state
legislature
gives
the
Nebraska
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
the
authority
to
review
major
pipeline
projects
considered
at
the
federal
level,
the
agency
said
in
a
statement.
Its
examination
of
the
new
proposal
(read
it
here)
is
estimated
to
take
six
to
nine
months,
a
spokesman
said.
“Public
participation
will
be
important
throughout
this
review,
and
NDEQ
will
make
every
effort
to
provide
information
and
invite
comment
throughout
the
process,”
director
Mike
Linder
said
in
a
statement.
The
project’s
path
through
Nebraska
upset
some
residents
and
became
a
major
sticking
point…
