Existing natural gas and petroleum pipelines in the Northeast

NJ Spotlight and WHYY
public radio of Philadelphia conclude a three-part series today with
Are New Jersey’s Protected Open Spaces Safe From
Natural-Gas Pipelines?

Katie Colaneri‘s written and audio
report explores whether natural-gas pipelines can cut through protected open
spaces, which have been set aside with public funds to remain undeveloped.


In yesterday’s installment, Tom Johnson
reports that there are at least a dozen pipeline proposals have been either put
on the table or approved — most of which are aimed at taking advantage of cheap
natural gas supplies discovered in neighboring Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale
formations. He asks: Is New Jersey Becoming the Pipeline Capital of
the Northeast?

At the start of the
series, Susan Phillips provided an overview of the gas industry’s
pressing desire to expedite the movement of Marcellus Shale gas to market and
how its pipeline capacity problem has run up against opposition in small towns
and rural areas where environmentalists and residents are pushing back. Catch
the story and audio at: Pipelines and Fracking Are Radically Altering the Landscape of
NJ’s Neighbors

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