On July 13, 2017, the NJ/NY Baykeeper
will be holding a public meeting to discuss actions that communities and
individuals can take to help stop the Transco Pipeline. Williams, a provider of
energy infrastructure, has proposed a 23.4-mile pipeline project to expand its
existing Transco transmission system to transport natural gas. The 50-year-old pipelines
would transport natural gas from fracking wells in the Marcellus shale region
in Pennsylvania and the Gulf Coast, across Mercer, Somerset and Middlesex
Counties and under the Raritan Bay in New York. The potential impacts are grave
due to compression stations and pipeline leaks of methane and exhaust which
contain carcinogens and other toxic chemicals. This dangerous pollution will
impact fishing, boating and recreational activities in our communities. The meeting will be held Thursday, July 13,
at Keyport High School at 351 Broad Street, Keyport, NJ 07735.
For updates or clarifications
on any of these issues contact COA’s Policy Intern Melanie Daly by email at advocate@cleanoceanaction.org.
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