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The Pros And Cons Of A Natural Gas Pipeline

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The vote on whether a natural gas pipeline should run through the state's federally protected Pinelands region in New Jersey, which includes more than a million acres of farms, forests and wetlands However, the Pinelands Commission expected to make a final determination Friday morning on the proposal that has set off a battle in the nation's most densely populated state. However, even though supporters say it will increase energy reliability, the environmentalists fear damage to the pristine Pinelands region could occur. However, the plan put on hold in 2014. But since then, Republican Gov. Chris Christie has replaced several Pinelands commissioners with supporters that agreed with the pipeline. However, with the new Republican in power in

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