NESE is BACK – Help Stop this Dangerous Project
NJDEP is planning to hold a virtual public hearing on this draft air permit on November 13, 2025. The public hearing will start at 5:30 PM and end by 9:30 PM.
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NESE is BACK
Help STOP this Dangerous Project!!
Williams -Transco has reapplied for the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) Project which proposes:
- Construction of a fracked gas-powered compressor station (the most polluting type) in Franklin Township near Trap Rock Quarry.
- 3.5 miles of connecting pipeline through Old Bridge
- 23 miles of new pipeline under the Raritan Bay/New York Harbor
Impacts:
- The construction of the proposed compressor station will create air and water pollution by releasing toxic chemicals.
- The gases and toxins emitted by compressor stations increase the risks of asthma, cardiovascular, neurological, developmental, and respiratory diseases, and cancers.
- The higher pressure and speed of the gas coming from compressor stations increases the risk of leaks, fires & explosions.
- A pipeline under the Raritan Bay/New York Bay will dredge up toxins buried for decades and cause pollution, increase flooding and destroy critical wetlands and habitats.
- Pipelines leak enormous amounts of methane, a stronger greenhouse gas (GHG) than CO2, which directly contributes to climate change.
Unnecessary & Not Needed for New Jersey:
This project is not in the public interest of the residents of New Jersey. The communities in New Jersey will suffer the adverse effects of pipeline leakage and compressor station pollution (noise, odor, air and water), while none of this gas is for New Jersey.
Environmental Justice Impacts
New Jersey’s landmark Environmental Justice Law, passed in 2020, requires the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to take environmental and public health impacts into consideration when reviewing permit applications. Any facility with disproportionate impacts on overburdened communities must have its permit application denied. Please see the CALL TO ACTION in the flyer below.
