Energy Department Commits Up to $42 Million in Defense Production Act Funds to Constitution Pipeline
Photo: The HillThe Energy Department said Monday it will provide up to $42 million from the Defense Production Act to the Constitution Pipeline, a proposed project that would carry natural gas from Pennsylvania to New York. The Trump administration is backing the effort, which has been contentious and stalled, after the project was previously scrapped. Developers are seeking to bring the pipeline online by 2028. The funding is presented as a defense-related, national security measure for a Northeast energy project.
Left-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while alternative/independent and right-leaning outlets had. The Hill, the alternative source, leads with the Defense Production Act funding and the pipeline's contentious history, noting it was scrapped earlier. Right-leaning coverage differs in emphasis. Fox Business focuses on reviving a stalled project and the 2028 target, while the Washington Examiner's energy newsletter headlines a national security boost, with its excerpt centered on the midterm calendar and the president's travel. The Energy Department is the main source cited.
How the sides differ Left sources have not covered it; alternative sources stress the funding and contention, while right sources stress reviving the project, its 2028 goal and national security.
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Not covering this story. None of the left-leaning outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.
The Hill leads with the Energy Department's Defense Production Act funding for the contentious pipeline, noting the project was previously scrapped. It relies on the department's announcement.
Fox Business stresses the funding as a revival of a stalled project aiming for 2028. The Washington Examiner's newsletter frames it as a national security boost, alongside midterm and presidential travel items.