On November 5, 2018 hundreds of concerned citizens and activists flooded the Franklin High School Auditorium to express their concern to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) over Williams/Transco’s proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement Project, or NESE.
The 37.1 mile new natural gas pipeline project would cut through New Jersey and the Raritan Bay to allegedly provide climate altering natural gas to New York City. The DEP is currently evaluating the Freshwater Wetland Individual Permit application.
 |
Citizens and activists rally in the Franklin High School
cafeteria prior to the hearing. |
COA gave oral testimony and submitted written comments demanding the DEP deny the crucial permit. COA argued that the project is unlawful under the recently enacted STOP Act, which seeks to protect the Jersey Shore from the harmful impacts of offshore oil and gas development. Moreover, the project is not in the public interest, a legal requirement necessary for the approval of the permit. The project would allow the permanent destruction of crucial wetlands, and the dredging of the Raritan Bay, all to provide New York with climate altering fossil fuels.
No comments:
Post a Comment