Although Duke has filed for temporary suspension of the adjudicatory proceedings, NOPE fully expect them to resume some time in the future…possibly after November elections.   We believe it is likely that Duke will continue their pipeline plans, either making adjustments to the Green Route (Duke’s alternate route) or returning to the Orange Route  (Duke’s original preferred route).

Since March, 2017, elected officials from Amberley, Blue Ash, Cincinnati, Columbia Township, Deer Park, Evendale, Golf Manor, Hamilton County, Madeira, Pleasant Ridge, Reading and Sycamore Township oppose Duke’s pipeline and have been legally intervening on behalf of their constituents.   Under the leadership of the City of Cincinnati (PG Sittenfeld) and Hamilton County (Todd Portune) the municipalities have banded together, along with NOPE, to create a powerful opposition coalition.  

Elected officials in these municipalities have demonstrated a true dedication  to protecting their communities from Duke’s unprecedented plans to build high pressure transmission lines through vibrant, densely populated communities.  We have no reason to think that elected officials in these communities have anything less than complete commitment to opposing Duke’s pipeline through the inter-jurisdictional intervention coalition. 

However, because of the upcoming general election, and in the event that priorities have changed, we sent candidates running for office (either as incumbents or non-incumbents) a brief questionnaire to understand where they stand on the pipeline, assuming no substantive changes have been made in Duke’s plans.  

NOPE will be sharing responses in the upcoming weeks, as they become available.   

Select your community below to determine where your municipal leaders and candidates stand on this issue.