PIPELINE DEVELOPERS TO

LANDOWNERS: LET US ON

Days after federal regulators approved plans for a $750 million Constitution Pipeline to carry hydrofracked natural gas from Pennsylvania into New York, many reluctant landowners along the 124-mile route got letters from developers threatening to seize access to land through eminent domain, the Albany Times Union is reporting today.

A copy of the letter, obtained by the newspaper, tells property owners who have refused to sell rights-of-way for the Constitution Pipeline that they have until Wednesday to accept offered prices before developers take them to court to force such sales for possibly less money.