Today, Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement regarding the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s approval of permits for the proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement Pipeline project:
"I am profoundly disappointed by New York State’s decision to approve the proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) fracked-gas pipeline. This project was rejected three times in the past for failing to meet the state’s own water-quality standards, and nothing about the project has changed.
"I have been fighting back against this pipeline since 2019, when I first wrote to former Governor Cuomo urging him to reject it. Last month, I proudly led more than a dozen members of the New York congressional delegation in writing to Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to once again urge them to deny the project because of the serious environmental, public health, and safety risks it poses. Those concerns remain just as urgent today.
"The NESE pipeline will cut through sensitive marine ecosystems off Staten Island and the Rockaway Peninsula, potentially dredging up contaminated sediments that contain arsenic, mercury, lead, and PCBs. It threatens coastal economies that depend on clean water, recreation, and tourism, while exposing nearby communities to unnecessary health and safety risks.
"Williams Companies, the pipeline developer, has a long and troubling safety record that includes multiple explosions and repeated federal violations. Granting this project a Section 401 Water Quality Certification despite these facts sends the wrong message about New York’s commitment to protecting its environment and public safety.
"This approval also runs counter to the overwhelming public opposition. More than 120 environmental, civic, and faith-based organizations from across New York have spoken out against the NESE pipeline.
"Their voices reflect what most New Yorkers already know: we should not be doubling down on fossil fuel infrastructure at a time when our state is leading the nation in clean-energy investments and climate accountability.
"The pipeline is also expected to increase energy costs for New Yorkers. Ratepayers in Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island could ultimately be forced to shoulder more than $3 billion in costs over the next 15 years for a project that will only deepen our dependence on fossil fuels while delivering no real public benefit.
"This decision regrettably disregards the science, the voices of New Yorkers, and the goals set out in our own climate law. By approving this pipeline, the state risks locking our communities into decades of unnecessary fossil fuel dependence and undoing much of the progress we’ve made toward a cleaner, safer future."
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Today, Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement regarding the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s approval of permits for the proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement Pipeline project:
"I am profoundly disappointed by New York State’s decision to approve the proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) fracked-gas pipeline. This project was rejected three times in the past for failing to meet the state’s own water-quality standards, and nothing about the project has changed.
"I have been fighting back against this pipeline since 2019, when I first wrote to former Governor Cuomo urging him to reject it. Last month, I proudly led more than a dozen members of the New York congressional delegation in writing to Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to once again urge them to deny the project because of the serious environmental, public health, and safety risks it poses. Those concerns remain just as urgent today.
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"I am profoundly disappointed by New York State’s decision to approve the proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) fracked-gas pipeline. This project was rejected three times in the past for failing to meet the state’s own water-quality standards, and nothing about the project has changed.
"I have been fighting back against this pipeline since 2019, when I first wrote to former Governor Cuomo urging him to reject it. Last month, I proudly led more than a dozen members of the New York congressional delegation in writing to Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to once again urge them to deny the project because of the serious environmental, public health, and safety risks it poses. Those concerns remain just as urgent today.
"The NESE pipeline will cut through sensitive marine ecosystems off Staten Island and the Rockaway Peninsula, potentially dredging up contaminated sediments that contain arsenic, mercury, lead, and PCBs. It threatens coastal economies that depend on clean water, recreation, and tourism, while exposing nearby communities to unnecessary health and safety risks.
"Williams Companies, the pipeline developer, has a long and troubling safety record that includes multiple explosions and repeated federal violations. Granting this project a Section 401 Water Quality Certification despite these facts sends the wrong message about New York’s commitment to protecting its environment and public safety.
"This approval also runs counter to the overwhelming public opposition. More than 120 environmental, civic, and faith-based organizations from across New York have spoken out against the NESE pipeline.
"Their voices reflect what most New Yorkers already know: we should not be doubling down on fossil fuel infrastructure at a time when our state is leading the nation in clean-energy investments and climate accountability.
"The pipeline is also expected to increase energy costs for New Yorkers. Ratepayers in Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island could ultimately be forced to shoulder more than $3 billion in costs over the next 15 years for a project that will only deepen our dependence on fossil fuels while delivering no real public benefit.
"This decision regrettably disregards the science, the voices of New Yorkers, and the goals set out in our own climate law. By approving this pipeline, the state risks locking our communities into decades of unnecessary fossil fuel dependence and undoing much of the progress we’ve made toward a cleaner, safer future."
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NEW YORK, NY - Today, Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement regarding the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s approval of permits for the proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement Pipeline project:
"I am profoundly disappointed by New York State’s decision to approve the proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) fracked-gas pipeline. This project was rejected three times in the past for failing to meet the state’s own water-quality standards, and nothing about the project has changed.
"I have been fighting back against this pipeline since 2019, when I first wrote to former Governor Cuomo urging him to reject it. Last month, I proudly led more than a dozen members of the New York congressional delegation in writing to Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to once again urge them to deny the project because of the serious environmental, public health, and safety risks it poses. Those concerns remain just as urgent today.
"The NESE pipeline will cut through sensitive marine ecosystems off Staten Island and the Rockaway Peninsula, potentially dredging up contaminated sediments that contain arsenic, mercury, lead, and PCBs. It threatens coastal economies that depend on clean water, recreation, and tourism, while exposing nearby communities to unnecessary health and safety risks.
"Williams Companies, the pipeline developer, has a long and troubling safety record that includes multiple explosions and repeated federal violations. Granting this project a Section 401 Water Quality Certification despite these facts sends the wrong message about New York’s commitment to protecting its environment and public safety.
"This approval also runs counter to the overwhelming public opposition. More than 120 environmental, civic, and faith-based organizations from across New York have spoken out against the NESE pipeline.
"Their voices reflect what most New Yorkers already know: we should not be doubling down on fossil fuel infrastructure at a time when our state is leading the nation in clean-energy investments and climate accountability.
"The pipeline is also expected to increase energy costs for New Yorkers. Ratepayers in Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island could ultimately be forced to shoulder more than $3 billion in costs over the next 15 years for a project that will only deepen our dependence on fossil fuels while delivering no real public benefit.
"This decision regrettably disregards the science, the voices of New Yorkers, and the goals set out in our own climate law. By approving this pipeline, the state risks locking our communities into decades of unnecessary fossil fuel dependence and undoing much of the progress we’ve made toward a cleaner, safer future."
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NEW YORK, NY - Today, Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement regarding the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s approval of permits for the proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement Pipeline project:
"I am profoundly disappointed by New York State’s decision to approve the proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) fracked-gas pipeline. This project was rejected three times in the past for failing to meet the state’s own water-quality standards, and nothing about the project has changed.
"I have been fighting back against this pipeline since 2019, when I first wrote to former Governor Cuomo urging him to reject it. Last month, I proudly led more than a dozen members of the New York congressional delegation in writing to Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to once again urge them to deny the project because of the serious environmental, public health, and safety risks it poses. Those concerns remain just as urgent today.
"The NESE pipeline will cut through sensitive marine ecosystems off Staten Island and the Rockaway Peninsula, potentially dredging up contaminated sediments that contain arsenic, mercury, lead, and PCBs. It threatens coastal economies that depend on clean water, recreation, and tourism, while exposing nearby communities to unnecessary health and safety risks.
"Williams Companies, the pipeline developer, has a long and troubling safety record that includes multiple explosions and repeated federal violations. Granting this project a Section 401 Water Quality Certification despite these facts sends the wrong message about New York’s commitment to protecting its environment and public safety.
"This approval also runs counter to the overwhelming public opposition. More than 120 environmental, civic, and faith-based organizations from across New York have spoken out against the NESE pipeline.
"Their voices reflect what most New Yorkers already know: we should not be doubling down on fossil fuel infrastructure at a time when our state is leading the nation in clean-energy investments and climate accountability.
"The pipeline is also expected to increase energy costs for New Yorkers. Ratepayers in Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island could ultimately be forced to shoulder more than $3 billion in costs over the next 15 years for a project that will only deepen our dependence on fossil fuels while delivering no real public benefit.
"This decision regrettably disregards the science, the voices of New Yorkers, and the goals set out in our own climate law. By approving this pipeline, the state risks locking our communities into decades of unnecessary fossil fuel dependence and undoing much of the progress we’ve made toward a cleaner, safer future."
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NEW YORK, NY - Today, Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement regarding the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s approval of permits for the proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement Pipeline project:
"I am profoundly disappointed by New York State’s decision to approve the proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) fracked-gas pipeline. This project was rejected three times in the past for failing to meet the state’s own water-quality standards, and nothing about the project has changed.
"I have been fighting back against this pipeline since 2019, when I first wrote to former Governor Cuomo urging him to reject it. Last month, I proudly led more than a dozen members of the New York congressional delegation in writing to Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to once again urge them to deny the project because of the serious environmental, public health, and safety risks it poses. Those concerns remain just as urgent today.
"The NESE pipeline will cut through sensitive marine ecosystems off Staten Island and the Rockaway Peninsula, potentially dredging up contaminated sediments that contain arsenic, mercury, lead, and PCBs. It threatens coastal economies that depend on clean water, recreation, and tourism, while exposing nearby communities to unnecessary health and safety risks.
"Williams Companies, the pipeline developer, has a long and troubling safety record that includes multiple explosions and repeated federal violations. Granting this project a Section 401 Water Quality Certification despite these facts sends the wrong message about New York’s commitment to protecting its environment and public safety.
"This approval also runs counter to the overwhelming public opposition. More than 120 environmental, civic, and faith-based organizations from across New York have spoken out against the NESE pipeline.
"Their voices reflect what most New Yorkers already know: we should not be doubling down on fossil fuel infrastructure at a time when our state is leading the nation in clean-energy investments and climate accountability.
"The pipeline is also expected to increase energy costs for New Yorkers. Ratepayers in Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island could ultimately be forced to shoulder more than $3 billion in costs over the next 15 years for a project that will only deepen our dependence on fossil fuels while delivering no real public benefit.
"This decision regrettably disregards the science, the voices of New Yorkers, and the goals set out in our own climate law. By approving this pipeline, the state risks locking our communities into decades of unnecessary fossil fuel dependence and undoing much of the progress we’ve made toward a cleaner, safer future."
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