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PennEast Pipeline Co. LLC said Thursday it is taking a fight with New Jersey over its ability to exercise eminent domain to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Two major natural gas pipeline projects that would serve robust shale production in the Appalachian Basin and have faced significant setbacks in recent years were again stymied last week.

PennEast Pipeline Co. LLC has turned to FERC for help in navigating its latest legal setback, arguing that a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit that has slowed progress on the Appalachian project could disrupt others across the natural gas industry.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has dealt another blow to PennEast Pipeline Co. LLC, issuing an opinion on Tuesday that prevents the company from condemning state-owned land in New Jersey that the project needs to move forward.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has again told PennEast Pipeline Co. LLC that its 24,000-page application for a water quality certification (WQC) and other key approvals is incomplete.

PennEast Pipeline Co. LLC has refiled for key water quality permits with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) more than two years after the agency denied the first application.

New Jersey officials have asked a federal appeals court to overturn a lower court ruling allowing PennEast Pipeline Co. LLC to begin eminent domain procedures on 42 parcels of land where the state holds property interests.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit this week stayed construction of the PennEast Pipeline pending the outcome of an appeal filed by New Jersey challenging the project’s ability to exercise eminent domain for preserved state land.

PennEast Pipeline Co. LLC earned a key victory late Friday when a federal judge ruled that the project can access both private and public land to conduct surveys it needs to meet federal and state permitting requirements.