The Detroit News.
Pipelines promote use of natural gas, which burns cleaner than oil or coal.
Fish, waterfowl and aquatic insects may be harmed. Pipelines set a precedent for further underwater traffic. Trenches blasted in lake bottoms will stir sediments, clouding lake waters and reviving contamination. Federal regulators are considering plans for a 93-mile pipeline spanning Lake Erie between New York and Canada. Energy commission members hold the power to deny the projects and are reviewing environmental studies of underwater construction.