![]() The battlefield over pipelines is changing, however, with the fight over global warming, the future of energy development and the role of fracking, the technology providing access to vast petroleum and gas reserves in Pennsylvania and across the country. Unlike highways, and akin to railroads, pipelines are not public property, though all three are recognized as essential assets to serve public needs. State approval is pending for more pipelines and compressor stations along routes traversing Chemung, Broome, Tompkins and a dozen other upstate counties as they feed hubs in the Capitol District with Pennsylvania gas.Īs with highway expansion, the development of pipelines has historically been a fight mostly engaging residents along the routes whose lives are disrupted, while people who live elsewhere gladly reap the benefits. The conflict, which has erupted in frequent outbursts at town board meetings, is not unique to Windsor. With a group of about 20 residents, Henehan is fighting a local battle with broad regional stakes. “The state is not watching over this, and the town is coddling them.” “We’re just asking that they come into compliance with what they already have before they start adding on,” said Jerry Henehan, a resident who has organized Concerned Residents of Windsor, a group seeking more oversight of the station off Dunbar Road. The controversy has raised questions about how effectively the industry is regulated. While the Windsor fire - one of two in recent years at the Dunbar station - caused harrowing moments for the 40 or so residents who live nearby, the most relentless complaints have been about noise, fumes and leaks. ![]() ![]() Since then, there have been four fires and several close calls reported at five compressor stations that push gas upstream to the Millennium Pipeline in Windsor from well fields in Susquehanna County over the Pennsylvania border.
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