2 liquefied natural gas proposals in MD ignite debate over safety

Quotes from an article written by Scott Faber from the Chesapeake Bay Journal:

Senator Stone and local officials and citizen groups gained a powerful and unexpected ally when Washington Gas recently complained that gas being delivered from Cove Point could damage pipe fittings and increase gas leaks.

The gas company urged federal regulators to oppose the expansion of Cove Point until the network of pipes that deliver gas to the region can be upgraded to handle imported natural gas. Washington Gas claims that imported gas has certain properties that are drying the rubber seals that link sections of pipe—a claim that Dominion Resources has rejected. They point to maintenance problems that caused the joints and seals to weaken.