Zwiener files bill to require EA on routes for pipelines

State Rep. Erin Zwiener (D-Driftwood) has filed a bill that would require environmental assessments before a natural gas pipeline is constructed.

House Bill 2277 is meant to help make transparent whether a proposed pipeline will damage the environment and to help direct mitigation plans, according to a press release from Zwiener’s office. Joe Green, Zwiener’s chief of staff, said the legislation was a direct response to the Kinder Morgan pipeline slated to run through Hays County.

“I think most people are shocked when they find out pipeline companies aren’t required to do an