Media Advisory
May 3, 2024
Media Contact:
Taylor McFarland, Sierra Club: Taylor.McFarland@sierraclub.org
Kari Martin, Clean Ocean Action: KMartin@cleanoceanaction.org
Ed Potosnak, NJLCV: ed.potosnak@njlcv.org
Blair Nelsen, Waterspirit: bnelsen@waterspirit.org
MONDAY: Enviro Advocates Celebrate Major Victory Against Williams Transco’s NESE
KEYPORT: Today Williams Transco let its FERC certification expire and will not seek another extension to construct its Northeast Supply Enhancement Project. Transco’s Northeast Supply Enhancement Project (NESE) included a compressor station to be built in Trap Rock Quarry in Franklin Twp. and 3.5 new miles of connecting natural gas pipeline through Old Bridge that would run nearly 24 miles through Raritan Bay and into the Atlantic Ocean. The fossil fuel project would have caused irreparable harm to our environment by increasing climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution, and flooding, destroying critical wetlands and habitats, and cutting through sensitive Raritan Bay and New York Bay.
Transco’s decision not to seek another extension is a massive victory for the people of South Brunswick and Franklin Township fighting the compressor and the people living near Raritan Bay, where Transco’s pipeline would cut through.
Environmental organizations, including the Sierra Club, Clean Ocean Action, NJ League of Conservation Voters, Waterspirit and others, will hold a press conference at Keyport Waterfront Park on Monday, May 6th to celebrate this monumental victory.
Who: Environmental Organizations, including Waterspirit, Clean Ocean Action, NJ League of Conservation Voters, Sierra Club and local advocates
What: Press Conference celebrating the defeat of the NESE Pipeline
Where: The promenade at Keyport Waterfront Park, American Legion Dr, Keyport, NJ 07735
When: Monday, May 6th at 1:00 pm
Livestream: Link to NJ Sierra Club Livestream