Posted on Sep 19, 2023
Illinois wants Spire to show it shouldn’t be held in contempt over its embattled pipeline
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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has filed a show cause petition against the Spire STL Pipeline in the St. Louis region.
The filing last month in Greene County Circuit Court asks that a judge order Spire to appear and demonstrate why it should not be held in contempt.
“It’s not a common occurrence by any means,” said Gillian Giannetti, a senior attorney with the nonprofit environmental advocacy group NRDC. “Most pipelines that are built do not … do so in a way that could raise questions about whether these environmental laws and expectations have been broken.”
In its petition, Illinois said Spire failed to comply with a consent order from 2021 requiring that it place proper measures against erosion. The state alleges the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency observed active erosion at multiple properties occurring as a result of Spire’s reclamation work associated with the pipeline project.
“Defendant Spire’s failure to implement or maintain adequate erosion control measures is causing, threatening, or allowing discharges of contaminants — including but not limited to silt, sand, sediment, vegetation, riprap, and construction debris — into waters of the State” in violation of state law, the petition reads.
The filing lists many other violations of Illinois state law.
The filing last month in Greene County Circuit Court asks that a judge order Spire to appear and demonstrate why it should not be held in contempt.
“It’s not a common occurrence by any means,” said Gillian Giannetti, a senior attorney with the nonprofit environmental advocacy group NRDC. “Most pipelines that are built do not … do so in a way that could raise questions about whether these environmental laws and expectations have been broken.”
In its petition, Illinois said Spire failed to comply with a consent order from 2021 requiring that it place proper measures against erosion. The state alleges the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency observed active erosion at multiple properties occurring as a result of Spire’s reclamation work associated with the pipeline project.
“Defendant Spire’s failure to implement or maintain adequate erosion control measures is causing, threatening, or allowing discharges of contaminants — including but not limited to silt, sand, sediment, vegetation, riprap, and construction debris — into waters of the State” in violation of state law, the petition reads.
The filing lists many other violations of Illinois state law.
Illinois wants Spire to show it shouldn’t be held in contempt over its embattled pipeline
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..."“It’s not a common occurrence by any means,” said Gillian Giannetti, a senior attorney with the nonprofit environmental advocacy group NRDC. “Most pipelines that are built do not … do so in a way that could raise questions about whether these environmental laws and expectations have been broken.”
In its petition, Illinois said Spire failed to comply with a consent order from 2021 requiring that it place proper measures against erosion. The state alleges the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency observed active erosion at multiple properties occurring as a result of Spire’s reclamation work associated with the pipeline project.
“Defendant Spire’s failure to implement or maintain adequate erosion control measures is causing, threatening, or allowing discharges of contaminants — including but not limited to silt, sand, sediment, vegetation, riprap, and construction debris — into waters of the State” in violation of state law, the petition reads.
The filing lists many other violations of Illinois state law."...
..."“It’s not a common occurrence by any means,” said Gillian Giannetti, a senior attorney with the nonprofit environmental advocacy group NRDC. “Most pipelines that are built do not … do so in a way that could raise questions about whether these environmental laws and expectations have been broken.”
In its petition, Illinois said Spire failed to comply with a consent order from 2021 requiring that it place proper measures against erosion. The state alleges the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency observed active erosion at multiple properties occurring as a result of Spire’s reclamation work associated with the pipeline project.
“Defendant Spire’s failure to implement or maintain adequate erosion control measures is causing, threatening, or allowing discharges of contaminants — including but not limited to silt, sand, sediment, vegetation, riprap, and construction debris — into waters of the State” in violation of state law, the petition reads.
The filing lists many other violations of Illinois state law."...
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