A group of Maryland Republican lawmakers are urging President Trump to block a request to deploy U.S. Marshals in support of survey work for the controversial Piedmont Reliability Project. They call the move a "clear overreach" of federal resources and an intimidation tactic against local landowners.

In a letter dated Aug. 20, seven Republican delegates from Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick counties expressed strong opposition to a federal court motion filed by New Jersey-based developer PSEG Renewable Transmission.

The developer, which is planning to build a 70-mile high-voltage transmission line through central Maryland, requested U.S. Marshals to accompany surveyors who have allegedly faced threats from property owners—particularly in Carroll County.

The lawmakers said that lando

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