DEC denies permit for controversial National Fuel pipeline The state Department of Environmental Conservation has rejected National Fuel's plans for a 97-mile pipeline to carry natural gas from northwestern Pennsylvania to Elma. The DEC determined there was too big a threat to water quality and wildlife to grant National Fuel the water quality certificate required to construct the Northern Access Pipeline. http://buffalonews.com/2017/04/08/dec-denies-necessary-water-qualit