On April 10, 2019, nearly one hundred families, community groups, fishermen, clammers, elected officials, and business leaders expressed their opposition to the NESE Pipeline at Clean Ocean Action’s Citizen Hearing. Despite the project’s severe and far reaching negative impacts to the Bayshore community, there was no formal hearing held along the Bayshore. Therefore, Clean Ocean Action took it upon itself to organize an opportunity for public comment on the 23.4 mile pipeline that will rip apart the Raritan Bay. Food and Water Watch NJ, NY/NJ Baykeeper, Sierra Club NJ, and CHARGE were also represented at the hearing.
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| MAST Student, Yaseen Zaky presented on his study on methylmercury in the Raritan Bay, specifically along the location of the proposed pipeline, at the Citizen Hearing, the Keansburg Town Council Meeting, and the Monmouth County Freeholders Meeting. |
Attendees learned about the impacts associated with the proposal, as well as the lack of need from a panel. Citizens then had the opportunity to publicly comment on the pipeline. The comments were recorded, and transcribed and will be included in the public record. Special thanks to Atlantic Highlands for allowing the use of the Senior Center for the hearing.
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| Suzanne Mattei presenting on her report for 350.org: “False Demand: The Case Against the Williams Fracked Gas Pipeline” at the Citizens Hearing |
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