PITTSBURGH (AP) — One of the biggest new electric transmission line proposals in decades is turning into a debate over fracking, renewable energy and the future of an aging energy grid.

The $4 billion to $6 billion PPL Corp. project is designed to take electricity generated near Pennsylvania’s booming shale gas region and deliver it to New York, New Jersey, and Maryland. That’s prompting questions from environmental groups.

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