Supplemental

FERC on Friday issued a favorable final supplemental environmental approval of a Northeast pipeline project proposed by Millennium Pipeline, Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., Empire State Pipeline and Empire Pipeline Inc., Algonquin Gas Transmission and Iroquois Gas Transmission System that would deliver supplies to the natural gas-hungry markets in New York, New Jersey and New England.

FERC on Friday issued a draft supplemental environmental approval of a Northeast pipeline project proposed by Millennium Pipeline, Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., Empire State Pipeline and Empire Pipeline Inc., Algonquin Gas Transmission and Iroquois Gas Transmission System that would deliver supplies to the natural gas-hungry markets in New York, New Jersey and New England.

Congress, meeting in an emergency session, has approved a $10.5 billion supplemental emergency spending measure to fund the immediate relief efforts and restoration of infrastructure in the three hurricane-stricken Gulf coastal states, including repairs to energy facilities toppled by hurricane force winds and submerged in floodwaters onshore.