recently led a congressional letter<\/a> urging Hochul to reject the pipeline and was an outspoken critic when New Yorkers defeated this same proposal five years ago, provided a statement that was read at the rally.<\/p>\nCongressman Jerry Nadler said: \u201cI was proud to lead 11 Members of the New York Delegation in calling on the state to reject the dangerous and unnecessary Williams pipeline. This 17-mile fracked gas project would carve through the ocean floor and put our health, marine ecosystems, and climate goals at risk, all to extend the life of fossil fuels we should be leaving behind. New York must continue to lead the nation in protecting public health, advancing environmental justice, and building a clean-energy future. It\u2019s time to tell Big Oil once and for all: there is no future for fossil fuels in New York.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis project is dangerous, costly, and unnecessary. Governor Hochul must stand with New Yorkers, not with Donald Trump and the fossil fuel industry,\u201d said Eric Weltman, Senior Organizer at Food & Water Watch. \u201cNESE would hike utility bills, pollute our waters, and lock us into decades more dependence on dirty gas. New Yorkers have defeated this pipeline before, and now it\u2019s up to Governor Hochul to stop it once and for all.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe NESE Pipeline poses a serious threat to New York\u2019s waterways, the health of our marine ecosystems, and the quality of the air we breathe,\u201d said Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal. \u201cIt represents the wrong answer to our state\u2019s energy affordability crisis. As a proud cosponsor of the first-in-the-nation Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act of 2019, I support all efforts by city, state, and federal stakeholders working to uphold New York\u2019s commitments.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Trump-backed Williams NESE pipeline will raise costs for New York families and set back our climate goals,\u201d said Assemblymember Micah Lasher. \u201cWe\u2019re standing with our community today to reject this project and the fossil fuel agenda that Donald Trump is pushing on New York.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving fought so hard to ban fracking in New York State, Three Parks would be horrified by Governor Hochul\u2019s approval of the Williams Pipeline,\u201d said Daniele Gerard, President of Three Parks Independent Democrats. \u201cIt risks wreaking wholesale havoc on our city, the quality of our water, and the quality of our air.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jewish Climate Action Network NYC Co-Directors Jeff Levy-Lyons and Wendy Seligson said: \u201cNew York committed to transition from fossil fuels to renewables when we adopted the CLCPA in 2019. JCAN NYC members strongly supported this, compelled by the moral imperative to protect all life \u2013 today\u2019s and future generations. We cannot go backwards now. NY needs to reject the Williams NESE pipeline as an outdated, outmoded way to address our energy needs, one that burdens future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Williams NESE pipeline has been rejected three times in the past on environmental grounds, but the company has re-applied and the state is expected to issue a decision soon. Advocates say the project is unnecessary given New York\u2019s climate laws and clean energy goals, and that it poses unacceptable risks to both families and the environment.<\/p>\n
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