In the years since its founding, the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association had never filed legal action against any party for any reason. Until now. Late in 2007, PALTA joined in two lawsuits as well as a request for a rehearing on the designation of the Mid-Atlantic "National Interest" Electric Transmission Corridor.
Why these actions? Why now? The creation of the Mid-Atlantic NIETC has created unprecedented threats to decades of conservation work of organizations and communities across Pennsylvania. Federal statutes designed to protect our environment, wildlife and cherished historic sites have been ignored. Important investments made by our state in farmland protection and natural resource conservation may be undone. And the ability of land trusts to engage future landowners to protect their lands using conservation easements is undermined.
There has been a great deal of action taken to oppose the NIETC designation, including legislative and legal action.
Action to oppose NIETC:
