"New York State's Department of Environmental Conservation approved permits Friday for a 17-mile underwater gas pipeline from Pennsylvania to the Rockaways. The Trump administration has been cheerleading the plan-which critics say flies in the face of local climate goals. New York's Department of Environmental Conservation approved permits Friday for a 17-mile gas pipeline from Pennsylvania to the Rockaways-a project, pushed by the Trump administration, that the state previously rejected on environmental grounds."
"The so-called "zombie pipeline"-or as it's known officially, the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) project-would pump natural gas below the ocean's floor, fueling National Grid customers in New York City. Environmental groups have protested it for years, saying it puts local waterways at risk and defies the state's 2019 Climate Law, which mandates New York phase out the use of polluting fossil fuels."
"In the same statement, Hochul said the DEC is rejecting another Trump-backed natural gas project, dubbed the Constitution Pipeline, which would run from Pennsylvania to Upstate New York. That plan "did not meet the bar for completeness to advance," she said. But environmental groups slammed the NESE decision as New York bowing to pressure from President Donald Trump, who just days before criticized Hochul on social media for failing to move"
New York State DEC approved permits for a 17-mile underwater natural gas pipeline (NESE) from Pennsylvania to the Rockaways, a project previously rejected on environmental grounds. The pipeline would run below the ocean floor and supply natural gas to National Grid customers in New York City. Environmental groups assert the project threatens local waterways and conflicts with the state's 2019 Climate Law requiring a phase-out of polluting fossil fuels. Governor Kathy Hochul said the DEC review complied with law and emphasized grid reliability and affordability, while the DEC rejected the Constitution Pipeline for incompleteness and critics cited political pressure.
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