As Previously Rejected Fracked Gas Pipeline Moves Through, NRDC Reminds New York of the True Cost

One of two fracked gas transmissions is continuing to make its way through regulatory bodies in New York. The Northeast Supply Enhancement Project, which would be built through New Jersey and New York Bay, has been accepted by New York’s Public Service Commission. Problem is, this pipeline project has been rejected by the state twice before over the last decade due to water quality concerns.Now, in the face of the Trump administration’s hawkish policy around state’s energy sources, opponents of the pipeline fear the Governor Hochul will play ball with the new project, all while allowing rate payers on Long Island to pick up the cost.Radio Catskill’s Genevieve Hartnett spoke with Christopher Casey of the Natural Resources Defense Council about the true cost of this pipeline for New Yorkers and why it is moving through faster than ever before.