A corporation cannot sue Maryland for condemnation of land for a natural gas pipeline, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Columbia Gas Transmission LLC filed a lawsuit in May asking a judge to condemn property near Hagerstown after the Maryland Board of Public ...

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Maryland is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit over a controversial natural gas pipeline that was filed after the Maryland Board of Public Works refused to grant permission to drill under the Western Maryland Rail Trail. Columbia Gas ...

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HANCOCK — A Potomac River protection group is organizing a demonstration against plans for a pipeline beneath the river that would carry natural gas from Pennsylvania to West Virginia. Brent Walls of the Potomac Riverkeeper Network says demonstrators plan a ...

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A federal judge in Baltimore has sided with Columbia Gas Transmission LLC in the latest round of its fight to construct a 21.5 -mile pipeline through northern Harford and Baltimore counties.

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A U.S. senator from West Virginia says the natural gas industry plans a pipeline to bring gas from south central Pennsylvania to North Carolina.

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Federal officials have approved construction of a controversial expansion and modernization of an existing natural gas pipeline from Baltimore County into Harford County.

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Myersville, Md., has a post office, a population of about 1,600 and no desire to amend its growth plans to accommodate those of a natural gas company.

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MOUNT SAVAGE — About 450 people in western Maryland town of Mount Savage are getting more reliable drinking water. Maryland Congressman Roscoe Bartlett is among the dignitaries scheduled to attend a dedication ceremony Monday for the energy-efficient water distribution system. ...

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WASHINGTON — Congress is on the verge of killing funding for President Barack Obama’s signature high-speed rail program, but it may have some life in it still. Republican lawmakers are claiming credit for killing the program. But billions of dollars ...

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