Back in February MDN told you that Williams is planning to expand their Transco pipeline to carry an extra 1.7 million dekatherms (see Williams Plans $2.1B Transco Pipeline Expansion, 100% Sold Already). The new expansion project is called the Atlantic Sunrise Expansion. Williams really wants to spend that money, some of it which will go to the communities where the pipeline will be built.
However, Williams has an uphill battle before they see the Sunrise. A group of anti-drillers in Lebanon County, PA is opposing the project. They’re organizing and planning strategy this week for how they can stop the pipeline–which would deny residents along the eastern seaboard cheaper natural gas. Here’s the lowdown on the latest anti-drilling initiative…
