by Kate Shunney
Columbia Gas has sued the Maryland Department of Natural Resources in an effort to get an easement under the Western Maryland Rail Trail west of Hancock in order to build a natural gas pipeline.
Maryland’s Board of Public Works denied the easement to the gas company in January, citing ongoing concerns about the safety of the proposed 3.4-mile gas line.
Last Thursday, May 16, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC filed a condemnation suit…
