Even as Williams is hoping to land New York approval of finally constructing natural gas pipelines in the state, it’s still facing a strong push from environmentalists and other critics.
The latest contention came after Lee Zeldin, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wrote a Boston Globe op-ed published this month in which he claimed it would lower utility costs for residents of New England. He also urged approval of the 125-mile Constitution pipeline to carry natural gas from Pennsylvania into New York.
One news group, Canary Media, leans against the oil and gas industry and described the project as transporting “gas from the fracking fields of Pennsylvania.”
“Industry insiders say the proposed Constitution pipeline would do little to get more gas to New England power plants and could raise costs for both generators and consumers,” reported Canary Media.
“But the narrative that natural gas is going to somehow create a big downward pressure on electricity and energy bills is just not proven out in the data,” said Jeremy McDiarmid, managing director and general counsel for Advanced Energy United, a national industry group.
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