{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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The money, from the Defense Production Act, will support permitting and pre-construction work for the pipeline intended to carry natural gas from Pennsylvania to New York.","category":"Business & Economy","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T09:46:05.824Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-20T07:15:10.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-20T09:46:05.824Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":65,"hype":45,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to named body; funding amount and origin stated; two independent outlets cited.","critic":"Anyone affected, opposed or responsible is quoted or given a right of reply; fact kept separate from comment.","hype":"Mild emphasis and a lively but fair headline, with some loaded adjectives."}},"tags":["#ConstitutionPipeline","#EnergyInfrastructure","#DefenseProductionAct","#NaturalGas","#TrumpAdministration"],"entities":["Trump administration","Constitution Pipeline","Williams Companies","Department of Energy","Federal Energy Regulatory Commission","New York regulators"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["The Trump administration is committing up to $42 million in federal funding to revive the Constitution Pipeline.","The funding is provided under the Defense Production Act for permitting and pre-construction work.","The proposed 125-mile pipeline would transport natural gas from northeastern Pennsylvania into New York.","Williams Companies targets the fourth quarter of 2028 for the pipeline to enter service, pending regulatory approvals."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Trump administration is allocating up to $42 million in federal funding to advance the Constitution Pipeline, a natural gas project that has been stalled for years. The funding, announced by the Department of Energy, will be used for permitting and pre-construction activities. The proposed 125-mile pipeline is intended to transport natural gas from northeastern Pennsylvania to New York, connecting to existing systems and aiming to increase supply to Northeast markets."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Constitution Pipeline was initially proposed in 2012 and received federal approval in 2014. However, New York regulators denied a crucial water-quality certification in 2016, leading developers to abandon the project in 2020 due to concerns about its economic viability. Constitution Pipeline Co. has since requested the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission reissue its federal certificate, a step that still requires navigating further federal and state regulatory hurdles before construction can commence."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on project's blockage"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The New York Ledger reported that New York regulators denied a key water-quality certification in 2016, leading developers to abandon the project in 2020. RedState reported that the pipeline was blocked for 12 years by New York Democrats. Next News Network reported that Secretary Chris Wright blamed Democrats for blocking the project a dozen years ago."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the centre-rated reports mentioned the specific target date of the fourth quarter of 2028 for the pipeline to enter service, a detail included in the full report from The New York Ledger and in digests from several unrated outlets. 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