Defense Production Act stories

Oct 19, 2026

Trump administration invokes Defense Production Act for New York pipeline funding

The Trump administration will use the Defense Production Act to provide up to $42 million for the Constitution Pipeline in New York, a controversial natural gas project that has been blocked by the state for years.

Oct 19, 20263 sources

Top claims

▪Pipeline capacity constraints in the Northeast contributed to petroleum briefly surpassing natural gas as New England's leading source of electricity generation during Winter Storm Fern in January 2026
▪Ken Lovett, senior communications adviser on energy and environment for New York Governor Kathy Hochul, criticized the Department of Energy's $42 million Constitution Pipeline funding announcement on October 19, 2026, calling it a political ploy
▪The Constitution Pipeline received federal approval in 2014, but New York regulators denied a required water-quality certification in 2016, leading developers to abandon the project in 2020

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Energy security & geopolitics1 Trump administration1 U.S. domestic politics1

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