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Trump Administration Funds Constitution Pipeline Revival

Up to $42 million in federal money aims to restart a stalled natural gas project.

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Trump administration commits up to M to revive stalled Northeast natural gas pipeline

What this story says

  • 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.

Who covered it

Left 0%(0)Centre 25%(2)Right 75%(6)

Percentages are shares of the 8 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 6 of the 14 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

60/100

Craft

65/100

Hype

45/100

14 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

None of the 8 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

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.

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.

Disagreement on project's blockage

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.

What the coverage left out

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. The left-rated side did not run this story at all.

Tags:#ConstitutionPipeline#EnergyInfrastructure#DefenseProductionAct#NaturalGas#TrumpAdministration

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 20 Oct 2026, 10:45, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

0 rated outlets

No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.

Centre

2 rated outlets

  • The centre-rated reports led with the administration's commitment of up to $42 million to the Constitution Pipeline. The New York Ledger, in its full report, detailed the funding's purpose under the Defense Production Act for permitting and pre-construction work. It noted the pipeline's history, including the denial of a water-quality certification by New York regulators in 2016 and the project's abandonment in 2020. The Hill's digest stated the administration was giving a "defense-related boost to a contentious pipeline in the Northeast U.S."

Right

6 rated outlets

  • Right-rated reports highlighted the Trump administration's use of defense authority to revive the pipeline. RedState's digest stated, "Trump Revives Constitution Pipeline Blocked 12 Years by New York Democrats," and Next News Network's digest quoted Secretary Wright blaming Democrats for blocking the project and driving up energy prices. The Washington Examiner's digest noted the administration would use national defense authorities to spend more than $40 million on the project, which had been blocked by New York for years. The Epoch Times digest mentioned a coalition of groups urging federal regulators not to proceed with the project.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Trump Administration Funds Constitution Pipeline Revival?
Of the 8 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 25% are rated centre, 75% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 14. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Trump Administration Funds Constitution Pipeline Revival left or right?
Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 8 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
Is the coverage of Trump Administration Funds Constitution Pipeline Revival biased?
Trump Administration Funds Constitution Pipeline Revival is one event reported by 14 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Trump Administration Funds Constitution Pipeline Revival?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Trump Administration Funds Constitution Pipeline Revival?
14 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
How much federal funding is being provided for the Constitution Pipeline?
The Trump administration is committing up to $42 million in federal funding to revive the Constitution Pipeline. This money is provided under Title III of the Defense Production Act.
What will the federal funding be used for?
The funding is designated for permitting and pre-construction work on the proposed Constitution Pipeline. This includes supporting engineering, environmental reviews, and site preparation rather than full pipeline construction.
Why was the Constitution Pipeline previously stalled?
The project was stalled after New York regulators denied a key water-quality certification in 2016. Developers abandoned the project in 2020 due to concerns about its economic viability and regulatory disputes.
When is the pipeline expected to enter service?
Williams Companies, the developer, is targeting the fourth quarter of 2028 for the pipeline to enter service. This is contingent on receiving necessary regulatory approvals.

Read it at the source

14 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.

Left

0

No outlet in this group ran the story.

Centre

2

Right

6

Not rated

6

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