Two fracked gas pipelines, NESE and Constitution, have resurfaced after state regulators previously blocked them. The projects were denied by the Department of Environmental Conservation due to threats to water quality, conflicts with climate mandates, and adverse air impacts. Project proponents are seeking renewed approvals amid federal support, and NESE is being rushed through permitting. New pipelines would increase greenhouse gas emissions, entrench fracked‑gas infrastructure for decades, and hinder compliance with the 2019 Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act. The Constitution pipeline would affect hundreds of waterways, trout streams, and acres of forest, and NESE was denied for underwater harbor impacts.
Both pipelines were blocked by the state's Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for good reason: they endanger our water quality, violate our climate mandates, and work against our clean air goals. But emboldened by the Trump administration, corporate proponents have brought the projects back and are trying to make an end run around the law. Unless Gov. Kathy Hochul stands up for New Yorkers' rights and pocketbooks, we'll have more expensive, polluting energy boondoggles running through our state.
Every new pipeline locks New York into a fossil-fuel future that we cannot afford. The stakes couldn't be higher. Harmful air pollution, irreparable damage to our water resources, a boost in harmful emissions as the climate crisis escalates-these all come with a new pipeline. Pipelines would ratchet up greenhouse gas emissions and entrench fracked‑gas infrastructure for decades, making it even harder for New York to meet the emissions reduction goals required by law under the 2019 Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act (CLCPA).
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