Constitution Pipeline: What to know about the natural gas project

Constitution Pipeline: What to know about the controversial gas project

The deck of the Energy Atlantic is a maze of pipes and metal that help carry and contain natural gas products, Port Arthur, Texas, Jan. 12, 2016. The Energy Atlantic is a brand new liquefied gas carrying tanker that will soon be the carrier of the first ever U.S. exported shale natural gas. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dustin R. Williams)At first glance, the route of one of America’s most controversial pipeline projects mig…

Constitution Pipeline: What to know about the natural gas project

At first glance, the route of one of America’s most controversial pipeline projects might not seem to have much to do with New England. The proposed 125-mile pipeline between Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale field and upstate New York, however, is part of a long-standing effort to increase the flow of natural gas into parts of Connecticut and, by extension, the neighboring states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. Such efforts have …