Gov. Maura Healey says she has never stopped gas pipelines from entering the state and that natural gas is an essential energy source in Massachusetts, a claim that has fired up critics who point to earlier remarks and say the governor is “gaslighting” them.

Gov. Healey has ordered the state Department of Public Utilities to eliminate as many extra charges from consumers’ bills as possible, saying that Bay State energy costs remain too high.

But in the eyes of critics, the excessive utility costs are directly tied to Healey’s opposition to gas pipelines and her decarbonization agenda. A video has resurfaced from 2022, when the then attorney general told an audience, “Remember, I stopped two gas pipelines from coming into this state.”

After calling on utility regulators to initiate a “co

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