Overview
- U.S. District Judge Adam Abelson ruled that property owners may not hunt on their land when PSEG survey crews are present for the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project.
- Both sides must propose by Dec. 3 how they will communicate specific survey and hunting days, with the court inviting written plans rather than imposing a detailed system now.
- Surveyors must wear orange or pink hunting vests under the order, which allows hunting on non‑survey days once dates are coordinated in writing.
- PSEG had sought a broader ban covering multi‑week notice periods, but the judge limited restrictions to actual survey days after considering safety concerns and hunting season impacts.
- Abelson also granted a new preliminary injunction reinforcing PSEG’s survey access as appeals of his earlier June injunction proceed, with the proposed 67–70 mile line crossing parts of Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick counties.