The Trump administration has approved financial support for the Constitution Pipeline, a disputed natural gas project in the Northeast, under the Defense Production Act. The Energy Department announced up to $42 million in funding to advance the pipeline, which would carry gas from Pennsylvania to New York. The project had previously faced opposition and legal challenges before being abandoned. The move marks a rare federal intervention in energy infrastructure amid ongoing regional disputes.


The Trump administration is giving a defense-related boost to a contentious pipeline in the Northeast U.S. The Energy Department said Monday that it would give up to $42 million from the Defense Production Act for the Constitution Pipeline project that would transport natural gas from Pennsylvania to New York. The pipeline project was scrapped in...