A proposed site for controversial fracking for shale gas has been granted environmental permits by regulators.
Transcontinental needs several state environmental permits for the first phases of pipeline.
Meanwhile, obtaining environmental permits to build power lines has gotten harder.
The company is hired to acquire the environmental permits and site plan approvals for waterfront properties.
In September some important environmental permits were revoked, which threatened to halt work on the project.
Other business interests complain about a backlog of state environmental permits that now number in the thousands.
Construction of the resort is expected to begin in about three months, once the government grants the necessary environmental permits.
From 1988 to 1999, no state agency had the authority to issue environmental permits for new power plants.
We're in jeopardy of violating our environmental permits with anything we need to do down the line".
Legislation has been approved or is in consideration by Congress to speed up land expropriation, environmental permits and social consultation.
"I am concerned about application of any federal law that overrides legitimate, critical environmental permits and laws, which this cable continues to violate," the letter said.
