March 22nd, 2018 by WCBC Radio
Governor Larry Hogan last week approved the permit for construction of a gas pipeline under the Potomac River. Maryland Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles issued a series of special conditions on the permit to increase communication and protection. Those who are against the pipeline say the Department of Environment did not require those conditions when it comes to the Mountaineer Gas pipeline in West Virginia. Environmental groups have charged the governor with blatant hypocrisy because both projects would appear to accommodate fracking in neighboring states. If fracking was judged too hazardous in Maryland, they ask “why is buying gas from fracking operations in Pennsylvania or West Virginia much better”? For the record, the Governor has maintained that even though he signed off on a fracking ban in Maryland, he is flexible when it comes to energy resources…
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