New Pipeline To Be Built In Connecticut, US

Connecticut, US: Thursday the Commerce Department supported the idea of a natural gas pipeline construction under Long Island Sound.
Meanwhile, Connecticut officials were against the project, which, in their opinion, could ruin shellfish beds.
But the U.S. Commerce Department is sure that the pipeline's "contribution to the national interest outweighs its adverse coastal effects." Moreover, as it was also found, there was no reasonable alternative to the proposed project, which would carry gas from North Haven to Branford, then 22 miles under the sound before coming ashore on Long Island.
The gas would be used to heat homes and fuel a new power plant for Long Island, which experiences serious power shortages in the summer.
The pipeline would be built by the Islander East Pipeline Co., which said the ruling balanced environmental needs "with the public's need for a more reliable and secure natural gas infrastructure."
The Commerce Department said the pipeline would use a small portion of the seabed, while providing energy to 600,000 homes.